Day: April 6, 2012
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In bipartisan way, political leaders push passage of ‘pill mill’ bill
A bipartisan group of political leaders issued a call today “to pass a bill that will help the state battle one of its most significant threats – prescription drug abuse,”...
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Body-mass index fails to identify some as obese, mainly women
Many Americans, particularly women, are actually obese though they think their weight is healthy because of weaknesses in the body-mass index formula. A study comparing people’s BMIs to a blood...
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Obesity adds more health-care costs than smoking, study finds
Obesity costs the health care system more than smoking does, a new study has found. The annual health costs for someone who is obese average $1,850 more than for a...