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People in state high-risk insurance plans often feel left behind
The federal health law set up new plans that are cheaper and more comprehensive than the older ones run by states but consumers need to go without insurance for six months to qualify.
Author Archive: Randy Dotinga
iPhone quit-smoking apps don’t make the grade
“They were pretty poor. There wasn’t one I thought I could recommend to a smoker.”
After games, 40 percent of sports fans have booze on board
Eight percent of fans who agreed to be tested after attending professional football and baseball games were too drunk to legally drive and 40 percent had booze in their bodies.
More walking, cycling linked to healthier weights worldwide
Among American cities, the highest rates of walking and cycling to work were in Boston, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Minneapolis and Seattle.
For parents of uninsured kids, a little help goes a long way
You can boost the number of children with medical insurance by providing application materials to parents and helping them fill out the forms, study finds.
Relationships can lower substance use in young people, UW study
Young people in romantic relationships during two years after high school are less likely to report heavy drinking and marijuana use.
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