Friday, November 23, 2012

How I lost 150lb one byte at a time

How I lost 150lb... one byte at a time: Once-obese teen writes weight-loss ...
Daily Mail
By Daisy Dumas At just 14-years-old, Taylor LeBaron was addicted to video gamesand eating - and weighed a shocking 297lbs. Now 18, the teen has transformed his body and his life. Over 18 months, the teenager, originally from Georgia, lost half of his...

Could public health care have saved Hostess?
Salon
And like all American companies that offer health insurance, they faced rising health care costs due to the U.S.'s uniquely irrational and inefficient system of privatized health care. It's absolutely true that these benefits were negotiated fair and ...

Washington state ahead of the curve on health-care reform
The Seattle Times
Washington state ahead of the curve on health-care reform. Washington state lawmakers embraced the Affordable Care Act and the state is a leader in creating a health-insuranceexchange for consumers.

Unauthorized health care provider convicted, sentenced
The Pike County Daily
"We have so many honest, hard-working health care providers in Ohio, but we are out there every day tracking down the people who only want to scam the system," said Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. Investigators found that Cox, who was not an ...

Health care is a 'gift' to ourselves
Opelousas Daily World
Romney didn't include the rest of Obamacare in the list of "gifts" he didn't approve of, but other elements of the Affordable Care Act could also help free wannabe entrepreneurs from job lock. One is guaranteed coverage for all regardless of above ...

MAINE COMPASS: Affordable Care Act will hasten changes to evolving medical ...
Kennebec Journal
The Affordable Care Act, however, captures and will set a direction for American health care for the immediate future. In a preceding piece, I discussed benefits of this law that accrue to all of us. This column will address deeper changes that are ...

Health care symposium to be held Wednesday
LubbockOnline.com
The Office of Dispute Resolutions will host the 6th Annual Health Care Symposium on Wednesday at the Texas Tech University Merket Alumni Center. The symposium will be from 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and will cover topics such as the Affordable Health Care ...

Say bye-bye to retirement health care benefits
San Antonio Express
The days when retirement health care insurance coverage was part of pension plans are rapidly nearing an end. The health care reform law passed by Congress in 2010 and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court this year will hasten the end, according to a new ...

Local health care systems prepare for looming Medicare cuts
The Oshkosh Northwestern
Tim Olson, chief financial officer for ThedaCare, said every 1 percent reduction in Medicare reimbursement outlined in the Affordable Care Act, translates to more than $2 million in lost dollars. Dr. Dean Gruner, president and CEO of ThedaCare, said ...

Reducing Health Care Costs Through Innovation - CNBC
Health care costs, especially in drug development remains high despite advancements in medicine. But as Tahir Abbasi, CEO of Cellworks tells CNBC's Martin Soong, that is all set to change with innovation.
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Despite Softer Words on Affordable Care Act, Concerns Remain ...
By Jim Turner
... mandated Affordable Care Act. But officials say they are a long way from agreeing to set up thehealth insurance exchanges outlined under the law also known as Obamacare. House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, ... For some opponents of the Affordable Care Act, there should be no acceptance of the health care law that was narrowly backed by the U.S. Supreme Court this summer. Americans for Prosperity, a conservative organization backed by the billionaire Koch ...
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What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them
Health care business managers are under tremendous pressure to become more innovative, more productive, more accountable. The question, asks Regina ...

Five diets you should never try - Page 1 - Galleries - Weight Loss ...
This popular four-phase diet starts off with a 'no carb/protein only' approach that promotes rapidweight loss. It's said to be a favourite of the Duchess of ...



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