Driving home just how important this issue is, Schrager is pulling
out all the stops and producing a children's health seminar, "Beyond
Chicken Nuggets: How to Raise a Healthy Eater," hosted by Tara
Parker-Pope, the Well columnist for The New York Times. Modeled off
the symposium that took place as part of the inaugural Food Network
New York City Wine & Food Festival, featured seminar guests include
Rachael Ray, founder of the nonprofit Yum-O!, Read the rest of this entry »

Japan emperor turns 75, pledges to care for family
TOKYO (AFP) — Japanese Emperor Akihito turned 75 on Tuesday, pledging to work for the betterment of the imperial family as his worries about the state of the world's oldest monarchy inflict a toll on his own health.
Akihito, who next year marks 20 years on the Chrysanthemum Throne, cancelled a customary annual news conference and part of the ceremonies for his birthday.
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When Alaska’s two senators take their seats in the new Congress next month, there may be something familiar about the pair to longtime followers of politics in that state.
Senator Lisa Murkowski and her soon-to-be colleague, Mayor
of Anchorage, are the daughter and son of two Alaskans who squared off in the 1970 race for the state’s sole House seat. Nick Begich ended up beating
38 years ago.
“It just kind of speaks to the Read the rest of this entry »

 
Like many residents of Atlantic County, Sue Boisvert was blindsided when she received a letter telling her the family medical practice she had used for years was shutting down.
Boisvert, who lives in Mays Landing, received a letter sent out in November stating that AtlantiCare Family Medicine in Egg Harbor City was closing at the end of the year. The patients were told their records were being sent to the family medicine center in Hammonton, Read the rest of this entry »

Angela Askren doesn't deny she's made mistakes in her life.
Chief among them: getting hooked on prescription painkillers and writing fake prescriptions for herself.
It cost her a job as a medical assistant and landed her in jail. Four years ago, Askren met Steven Brower. Both were in recovery. Askren, now 30, has been clean for four years, Brower, 41, for 5 1/2.
Three years ago, more than a year after they began dating and just a short time Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s your Thanksgiving checklist: Eat turkey. Watch football. Talk to your relatives about their health.
Five years ago, the U.S. Surgeon General declared Thanksgiving as National Family Health History Day. Since people tend to be with their loved ones on that holiday, the Surgeon General and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are encouraging everyone to use that opportunity to compile a family history.
"Many important diseases, Read the rest of this entry »

SUSSEX - It will be up to a judge to decide if Kia owes the Gray family of Sussex more than a promise to repair its rotten car if the family agrees to absolve the car company of responsibility for its poor health.
Greedy is not a word Crystal McLaughlin-Gray would use to describe herself, but she cannot accept an offer while her young family is still running to doctors.
Shortly after the Grays bought the car new from Saint John Kia in 2006, they Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON, Nov 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
The US Family Health Plan, a Department of Defense-sponsored healthcare
plan serving military family members in six areas across America, has
achieved 2008 national member satisfaction ratings 42 percent higher
than the national average for member satisfaction with health plans, as
documented by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) in its
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GALLOWAY, N.J.
,
Jan. 5
/PRNewswire/ -- The struggling economy has affected Americans from every walk of life. Now, it is expected to impact one of the most popular holiday traditions.
Of the millions of New Year's resolutions made every year, many often deal with health and weight loss. Many expect the desire to lead a healthier lifestyle and the need to be more budget conscious will meet in the struggling 2009 economy.
"Consumers are going Read the rest of this entry »

If the premiums for job-based health coverage this open-enrollment season are giving you palpitations, just wait a few years.
By 2016, the average premiums paid by employers and their workers for family coverage could top $24,000. That amount would put the cost for family health insurance at 45% of median household income, if current trends continue, says a
.
We expect companies to still be footing some of the bill then, though the shifting Read the rest of this entry »