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Slashing the Price of Health With Common Sense

WebSlashing the Price of Health With Common Sense. Fixes looks at solutions to social problems and why they work. As health care costs continue to spiral out of …

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How Cultural Background Affects Health

WebCultural differences can also skew public health statistics and create illusions of trends or disparities that don’t quite match reality. For example, the National Health …

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What Is 'Socialized Medicine'

WebSocialized medicine refers to health system in which the government owns and operates both the financing of health care and its delivery. Cell A in the chart …

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Looking for Evidence That Therapy Works

WebLooking for Evidence That Therapy Works. Mental-health care has come a long way since the remedy of choice was trepanation — drilling holes into the skull to …

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Why Your Workout Should Be High-Intensity

WebThe intensity is tailored to an individual’s starting ability. “The high-intensity component is set at 80 to 90 percent of the person’s maximum aerobic capacity,” Dr. …

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Greenery (or Even Photos of Trees) Can Make Us Happier

WebGreenery (or Even Photos of Trees) Can Make Us Happier. A growing body of research shows that people who spend time outside in sunny, green and natural …

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Ask Well: Is Lying Down as Bad for You as Sitting

WebA. The short answer is that inactivity is the culprit, whether you are sitting or lying down. “The mode or type of sedentary behavior doesn’t matter,” said John P. …

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The Benefits of Aggressive Care

WebDoctors and hospitals are sometimes criticized as being “too aggressive,” meaning they are too quick to offer pills, surgery or another medical intervention. But in …

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How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain

WebA walk in the park may soothe the mind and, in the process, change the workings of our brains in ways that improve our mental health, according to an …

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Yoga May Be Good for the Brain

WebIn effect, yoga and meditation had equaled and then topped the benefits of 12 weeks of brain training. “We were a bit surprised by the magnitude” of the brain effects, …

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Is Health Care Special

WebUwe E. Reinhardt is an economics professor at Princeton. He has some financial interests in the health care field. On a recent episode of the television talk show …

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The Health Benefits of Knitting

WebHerbert Benson, a pioneer in mind/body medicine and author of “The Relaxation Response,” says that the repetitive action of needlework can induce a relaxed …

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The Money Flow From Households to Health Care Providers

WebUwe E. Reinhardt is an economics professor at Princeton. He has some financial interests in the health care field.. My last post, “The Role of Prices in Health …

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The Child’s Developing Brain

WebThe Child’s Developing Brain. Different areas of the brain mature at different rates, which helps explain many of the intellectual and emotional changes seen in …

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A Commotion in the Blood

WebLike street sweepers tidying up after a nuclear holocaust, doctors plied her with large amounts of digitalis and as much brandy as she could stomach. By January 20, the end …

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Is Roasting a Healthy Way to Cook Vegetables

WebThat’s probably the best way to cook your vegetable and maintain the nutrients,” said Libby Mills, a spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. …

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What Is Your Doctor Saying About You

WebJuly 20, 2010 2:40 pm. We’ve all seen our doctors scribbling in our charts after the exam. Now new research is exploring whether it’s a good idea to let a patient read the doctor’s …

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The Challenge of Global Health

WebSummary: Thanks to a recent extraordinary rise in public and private giving, today more money is being directed toward the world's poor and sick than ever before. …

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The AIDS Epidemic: 1988-1990

WebThe AIDS Epidemic: 1988-1990. 1988: A Host of Questions20,786 deaths. January 5 AIDS Research on New Drugs Bypasses Addicts And Women Experts are becoming more …

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The AIDS Epidemic: 1998-1999

Web1998-1999. 1998: Pushing Back. 16,432 deaths. January 13. AIDS Group Urges New York to Start Reporting of H.I.V. The Gay Men's Health Crisis, the nation's leading AIDS …

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New York Times Article Archive

WebThe complete archive of The New York Times can now be searched from NYTimes.com — more than 13 million articles total. The archive is divided into two search sets: …

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