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• Flu shots- should I get one this fall?

  Tuesday - July 05, 2011 11:01 AM

  Rumor has it that there is no need to get another flu shot this fall if you got one last year...true?

  The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen the three influenza (flu) viruses for the 2011-2012 seasonal flu vaccine. Selection is based ...

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  Author: Hamill, Elisa

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• Case Managers - answer for worksite health care? Yes...

  Friday - July 01, 2011 9:51 AM

  Type your content here...Case Managers and the expanding worksite wellness roles...

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  Author: Langstaff, Margot Adam

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• Feeling better at work - better for you, better for your employer

  Friday - July 01, 2011 9:41 AM

  Think of those days that you are at your best – you are cranking through work, all energetic, feeling great – wouldn’t you love to have a day like that every day? You bet, and so would your employer. The costs of workers not feeling ...

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  Author: Langstaff, Margot Adam

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• Potato chips, soda and french fries are major causes of weight gain

  Wednesday - June 29, 2011 2:21 PM

  It is no surprise that studies have confirmed what we all have suspected-potato chips, french fries, sugary sodas and red meat are a major cause of weight gain in people across the United States. That coupled with our more sedentary lifestyle -television watching, computer gaming, ...

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  Author: Hamill, Elisa

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• Does too much sugar raise your cholesterol?

  Friday - April 23, 2010 9:17 AM

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  Author: Hamill, Elisa

• Women and Walking-Good News!

  Sunday - April 11, 2010 6:43 PM

  Here is the good news about walking and women!

  According to a study recently published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke,  women who said they walked briskly had a 37 percent lower risk of stroke than those who didn't walk. Women who reported walking at least ...

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  Author: Hamill, Elisa

• Salt and your health

  Friday - March 19, 2010 3:56 PM

  We are often asked if there is one thing that can be done to improve one’s health. A recent study published in the New England Journal of medicine suggests that reducing salt intake could prevent tens of thousands of strokes and deaths. Computer models estimate ...

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  Author: Hamill, Elisa

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• Start the New Year with some BMI know-how

  Monday - December 28, 2009 1:51 PM

  There’s never been a better time to know your Body Mass Index (BMI) and kick off the New Year with a little health care know-how. “Your BMI is an estimate of your body fat, based on your height and weight (AARP.org).” According to ...

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  Author: McMahan, Denise

• New trade organization kicks off with the support of LifeHealth

  Monday - December 07, 2009 11:13 PM

  A new trade organization called Colorado Society for Wellness and Prevention (SCWP) met for a symposium this week at National Jewish Health, and they plan to address what they feel is an oversight in health care reform: how to improve the health of an increasingly ...

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  Author: McMahan, Denise

• Can we take responsibility for rising health care costs?

  Friday - October 16, 2009 10:08 PM

  Recently, the Denver Business Journal presented letters to the editor on the subject of health care in response to “The Pulse” Web survey, asking “Who’s responsible for rising health care costs?” Three different sources –four including the public Web survey audience –proposed their answer for who ...

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  Author: McMahan, Denise

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