Seeking the Best Medical Care Prices

By WALECIA KONRAD

Published: November 28, 2009

With out-of-pocket expenses rising, it pays to look for better deals. Web sites and insiders’ tactics can help.

These techniques will help you save money...QM

A Dream Interpretation: Tuneups for the Brain

By BENEDICT CAREY

Published: November 10, 2009

A new theory suggests that dreams are a warm-up for the day ahead.

So REM sleep is like jogging?....QM

Baby boomers may face high disability rates -- latimes.com

Baby boomers may face high disability rates -- latimes.com

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A Breathing Technique Offers Help for People With Asthma

By JANE E. BRODY

Published: November 3, 2009

An alternative technique developed by a Russian doctor more than a half-century ago has been found effective in some trials.

Share with friends and family who have Asthma... QM

Cobb firm wins "smart-grid" grant | ajc.com

Cobb firm wins "smart-grid" grant  | ajc.com

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US Health Care Wastes Up to $800 Billion a Year - Healthcare * US * News * Story - CNBC.com

US Health Care Wastes Up to $800 Billion a Year - Healthcare * US * News * Story - CNBC.com

Electronic medical records not seen as a cure-all

As White House pushes expansion, critics cite errors, drop-off in care

By Alexi Mostrous

Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, October 25, 2009

In a health-care debate characterized by partisan bickering, most lawmakers agree on one thing: American medicine needs to go digital.

Cancer Society, in Shift, Has Concerns on Screenings

The American Cancer Society, which has long been a staunch defender of most cancer screening, is now saying that the benefits of detecting many cancers, especially breast and prostate, have been overstated.

Screenings may be overstated.....QM

Poring over facts about milk: cow's, goat's, soy, almond, rice and hemp -- latimes.com

Poring over facts about milk: cow's, goat's, soy, almond, rice and hemp -- latimes.com

The estrogen like properties in soy milk are not good for men or boys...QM

Well: Phys Ed: What Sort of Exercise Can Make You Smarter?

By By Gretchen Reynolds

Published: September 16, 2009

For some time, researchers have known that exercise changes the structure of the brain and affects thinking. But fundamental questions remain, like whether exercise must be strenuous or aerobic to be beneficial......