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National News
Soy-based foods may lower sperm count
Eating a half serving a day of soy-based foods could be enough to significantly lower a man’s sperm count, U.S. researchers said.
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In-store medical clinic growth is slowing
, chief executive at Merchant Medicine, which has been tracking the growth of retail clinics for two years. Although the number could be a blip and Charland said growth will continue based on his e...
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Caitlin's Story Jumps the Shark
Thank goodness for the Tampa Tribune, which brought Aetna to its (proverbial) knees. Oops, I mean: Thank goodness for Fox News, which brought Aetna to its (proverbial) knees. ...
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Employee Benefits
Insurance Brokers Mitigate Litigation Risk with RPost’s Registered ... - PR.com (press release)
Insurance Brokers Mitigate Litigation Risk with RPost’s Registered ... PR.com (press release), NY - 35 minutes ago Some of the member firms of the Assurex Global Partners’ network that are using RPost’s Registered E-mail service include the Graham Company, Gillis, ...
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Retail Clinics Aren’t Gold Mines
The retail clinic, one of the pretty young things beloved of the market-driven health-care crowd, is hitting a rough patch.
After a few years of rapid growth, the number of retail clinics nationwide actually fell last month, to 969 from 981, according to a tally cited in this morning’s Chicago Tribune.
It was the first time [...]
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Family Leave after Childbirth and the Health of New Mothers
Excerpt: "The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between family leave length, which includes leave taking by mothers and fathers, and behavioral and physical health outcomes among new mothers. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort, we examine measures of depression, overall health status, and substance use." (authored by National Bureau of Economic Research; paid subscription or individual purchase required to retrieve fulltext)
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Healthcare Consumerism
Medicine meets the wiki: welcome Medpedia
There's a new wiki in the health social media town, 
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SHPS Contributes to “Human Resources 2008: Answers To The Top 25 ... - Business Wire (press release)
SHPS Contributes to “Human Resources 2008: Answers To The Top 25 ... Business Wire (press release), CA - 21 hours ago (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SHPS , a leading provider of health advocacy and health benefit solutions, announced today that its comprehensive examination of employee ...
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What's wrong with this picture? Primary care docs earn 55% of specialty comp
The latest survey data from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)calculates that primary care physicians earned an average of $182,322 in 2007. Specialty physicians overall earned $332,450...nearly twice as much as primary care docs.
Year-on-year, specialty physicians' compensation rose .31% adjusted for inflation ...
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Human Resources
Under the Tent of the HR Big Top
The animals at Kris Dunn’s HR Capitalist have broken free of their blogging cages as the 39th edition of the HR Carnival opens for business! Strapping on their overalls and straw hats, human resources departments from all over the world are anxious to take a peek under the tent of the newest Big Top show. Here’s a sampling of [...]
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What To Look For In Groups
We're always part of some group You and I pretty much spend our entire lives in groups. We start off in a family, play with groups of young friends, attend classes school, and work in groups and teams. So it...
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Spreading the Word: 300 Blogs I Encourage You to Read
I admit it, I am addicted to good blogs
by David Zinger
We do not use an extensive blog-roll on Slacker Manager. I published the list of blogs I follow on my site: www.davidzinger.com. There was such a positive response with people finding new blogs or rediscovering old blogs that I decided there was good value to [...]
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Top Regional News
NC Auditor studying State Health Plan shortfall
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina State Auditor's Office is reviewing the finances of the State Health Plan after it logged a $65 million shortfall this fiscal year. The auditor's General Couns...
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W.Va. 'new frontier' for workers comp insurance
West Virginia beckons as the "New Frontier" in workers' compensation insurance coverage.
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Parents rally for autism insurance bill
When Ashburn resident Shelley Mills learned her son Nicholas had autism two years ago, she was determined to do whatever necessary to get him the treatment he needed.
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