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Freedom in hiring
Businesses, especially health care organizations, are within their rights to refuse to hire anyone who smokes. A decade ago bans on hiring smokers were rare. Alaska Airlines, Turner Broadcasting, Florida's Gulf Power and some law enforcement agencies...Tags: Gulf Power Company, Health Insurance, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics
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Audit: Kansas Bioscience Authority erased evidence of misused funds
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsAn audit into the Kansas Bioscience Authority shows misuse of taxpayer funds, and a cover-up of evidence. Since the KBA was created in 2004, lawmakers have given the agency more than a half billion dollars to bring bioscience companies to Kansas and...Tags: Laws, Trials, Tom Thornton, Hospitals and Clinics, Justice System
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Audit critical of Kansas Bioscience Authority leader
(AP) The former president of the Kanas Bioscience Authority destroyed computer files, misused agency funds and misled the authority's board of directors about the nature of a relationship with a female assistant whom he later married, according to an...Tags: Executive Branch, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Tom Thornton, Hospitals and Clinics
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Weighty subjects
Health care providers at Ertel Medicine and Pediatrics know all too well the statistics about obesity in America. They know the statistics, and they know the people who are suffering from a myriad of health problems because of their weight.
In September,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Diabetes, Obesity, Diseases and Illnesses, High Blood Pressure
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Good carb, bad carb
Confused about which carbohydrates you should be eating?
Welcome to the club.
"It's the biggest lack-of-consensus issue in the U.S. diet today," said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health. "We...Tags: Diabetes, Obesity, White Bread, Human Body, Human Body
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This Valentine's Day, say it with chocolate
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Heart-healthy?
Is chocolate really good for your heart? Studies show a little, in moderation, may be beneficial.
The cocoa bean is rich in a class of plant nutrients called flavonoids. Flavonoids help protect plants from environmental toxins and help...Tags: Chocolates, Holidays, Chocolate Cake, Hospitals and Clinics, Strawberries
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PepsiCo to pay for employee surgeries at Hopkins
PepsiCo has signed a deal that allows employees and dependents across the nation to get certain surgeries at Johns Hopkins Hospital — a cutting-edge arrangement that could grow in popularity as companies look to provide better health care and...Tags: PepsiCo Inc., Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Heart Surgery, Economy, Business and Finance
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Finding the root of the problem with hair extensions
Hairstylist Reggie Dowdy has found himself time and time again doing emergency hair repair on women whose tresses have been damaged by weaves and extensions.
They come in with bald spots, also known as alopecia, and thinning hair caused by heavy weaves...Tags: Dermatology, Diabetes, Dermatologists, Alopecia, Human Body
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Health & Safety
Family GuideAllergy Allergicare Relief Centers Boca Raton www.allergicare.com 877-976-3393 Allergy-free Shop 8803 SW 132 St., Miami www.allergyfreeshop.com 305-254-2828 Florida Center for Allergy and Asthma Care Locations from Miami to Palm Beach www.florida-...Tags: Conservation, Obstetrics, Preventative Medicine, Palm City, Tamarac
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Eel enters man's penis in spa treatment, is surgically removed
Yes, you read that right. A Chinese man had to have an eel surgically removed from his bladder after a mishap while undergoing an unusual spa treatment.
Zhang Nan, a 56-year-old resident of Hubei province, was bathing with live eels, in the hopes that...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Emergency Health Procedures, Personal Service, Health
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