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Do penalties for smokers and the obese make sense? Tue, 29 Jan, 2013 11:01 PM PST The Affordable Care Act - "Obamacare" to its detractors - that starting next year allows health insurers to charge smokers buying individual policies up to 50 percent higher premiums. Brain areas work together at the same time to recall memories Tue, 29 Jan, 2013 11:00 PM PST Working with patients with electrodes implanted in their brains, researchers at the University of California, Davis, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have shown for the first time that areas of the brain work together at the same time to recall memories. The unique approach promises new insights into how we remember details of time and place. New 'accountable' model of health care expands here npc-news.azstarnet.com Tue, 29 Jan, 2013 11:00 PM PST Thousands of Southern Arizonans enrolled in UnitedHealthcare will soon be able to get care through a unique local business that's intended to contain spiraling medical costs by giving patients more attention. State audit rebuffs Marana, clears Pima County bond program npc-news.azstarnet.com Tue, 29 Jan, 2013 11:00 PM PST After a 10-month in-depth examination of Pima County's bond program finances, the state auditor general has issued the program a clean bill of health. Teenage Girls 'Regularly Flout The Law Against Using Sunbeds' Tue, 29 Jan, 2013 10:57 PM PST Teenagers girls are flouting the law and putting their health at risk by using sunbeds, research suggests. Girls aged 15 to 18 told scientists they... New strain of stomach bug taking hold in U.S., health officials say Tue, 29 Jan, 2013 10:55 PM PST NEW YORK â€" A new strain of stomach bug sweeping the globe is taking over in the U.S., health officials say. HSA investigating DIY store deaths Tue, 29 Jan, 2013 10:55 PM PST The Health and Safety Authority is to interview staff and customers at a Longford DIY store as part of an investigation into the death of two men. Florence P. Haseltine, Ph.D., M.D.: Technology Can Help Us Live Longer Tue, 29 Jan, 2013 10:55 PM PST As evidence mounts that innovations such as smart devices can improve the health and care of an individual, more resources must be focused on their development and integration into the health care system. Adam Levine Shares Fitness Tips Tue, 29 Jan, 2013 10:54 PM PST Every woman in America and perhaps the world knows that Adam Levine has a great body - so it would only seem natural that at some point he would help all his fellow bros out and let them in on his secrets to staying in shape. Posing on the cover of the March issue of Men's Health , Adam tells the mag that yoga has helped him. "It's made me more successful," Levine explains. "I love it and don't ... Connecticut task force hears testimony on mental health issues (video) Tue, 29 Jan, 2013 10:53 PM PST HARTFORD â€" Connecticut lawmakers are reviewing mental health care following the Newtown school shooting, even though they and the public have little insight into what may have been ailing Adam Lanza, the 20-year-old gunman.

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