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Atkins Diet Increases All-Cause Mortality Huffington Post (blog) A major study was just published in the Annals of Internal Medicine from Harvard. In approximately 85000 women who were followed for 26 years and 45000 men who were followed for 20 years, researchers found that all-cause mortality rates were increased ... See all stories on this topic »

Jefferson Thomas, 67, member of Little Rock Nine, dies Washington Post By Adam Bernstein Jefferson Thomas, one of the "Little Rock Nine" who provoked a major civil rights battle when they integrated Arkansas' largest public high school in 1957 over the opposition of Gov. Orval E. Faubus, died Sept. ... See all stories on this topic »

Health Care Wastefulness Is Detailed in Studies New York Times By KEVIN SACK In a snapshot of systemic waste, researchers have calculated that more than half of the 354 million doctor visits made each year for acute medical care, like for fevers, stomachaches and coughs, are not with a patient's primary physician, ... See all stories on this topic »

In Young Kids, Lack Of Sleep Linked To Obesity Later NPR by Patti Neighmond Making up sleep during the day didn't reduce the risk that kids in the study would gain weight. Making up sleep during the day didn't reduce the risk that kids in the study would gain weight. Can you sleep away pounds? ... See all stories on this topic »

Small-business owners see changes headed their way under health care reform Kansas City Star By DIANE STAFFORD Ask small-business operators how they're preparing for health care reform and they all but throw up their hands. They haven't had time to digest it. Employers with 50 or more employees know this: The new law has employee coverage ... See all stories on this topic » Kansas City Star

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