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The Startup That Will Save Us From Obamacare Forbes Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:05 PM PDT Most of us have no idea what medical procedures cost. Castlight Health is working to lower our bills through radical transparency. Health Tip: Stay Healthier as You Age HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:05 PM PDT (HealthDay News) -- There is no single secret to staying young, but there are things you can do to help ensure that you stay healthier as you age. Local, state leaders have big stake in health care ruling Washington Examiner Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:05 PM PDT Protesters outside the Supreme Court in March during oral arguments in the health care case. The court's expected ruling Thursday will have significant, but vastly different, consequences in Maryland and Virginia. Feds renew health data collection agreement Edmonton Sun Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:04 PM PDT The feds will give another $238.7 million over three years to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) for health care data collection. North Country Groups Coalesce to Tackle Health Problems New Hampshire Public Radio Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:03 PM PDT For three years Coos County has been at the bottom of a list of the healthiest counties in the state. But now groups from the North Country have decided to do something about it. NHPR’s Chris Jensen reports.   Each spring for the last three years health care workers in the North Country have taken it on the nose. Supreme Court Expected to Rule Thursday on Health Care Reform HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:02 PM PDT WEDNESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday is expected to hand down its ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration's signature legislative achievement. Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:02 PM PDT (HealthDay News) -- A pacemaker is implanted in the upper chest to help regulate an irregular heartbeat. Once you have the device, you should avoid "close and prolonged contact" with electronics and appliances that emit magnetic fields, the U.S. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute says. Health Highlights: June 27, 2012 HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:02 PM PDT Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Exercise Program Boosts Health After Lung Transplant: Study HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:02 PM PDT WEDNESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- A structured exercise program boosted the overall health of lung transplant patients and reduced their risk of cardiovascular problems, a new study reports. Countdown to Supreme Court health care ruling: Who wins, loses El Paso Times Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) - It seems as if the entire nation is holding its breath for the Supreme Court's health care ruling - the presidential candidates, governors of virtually every state, insurers with billions at stake, companies large and small and countless millions of Americans concerned about their own medical care and how they'll pay for it.

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