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Healthcare Premiums Rise Much Quicker than Pay
Americans who get employer-based health insurance for their families saw their premiums increase 10 times faster than their income from 2001 to 2005, according to a analysis of government data by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center at the University of Minnesota.
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Health savings accounts growing among smaller firms
Consumer-driven health plans featuring health savings accounts and health reimbursement accounts have grown steadily in the past few years, and are likely to grow further in 2008.
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10 Things Every Manager Should Learn from "LOST"
An island full of plane-crash survivors and mystery might not strike you as the best place to learn management lessons, but the fact is that "LOST" has much to teach about leadership.
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Do Consumers Understand Drug Ads?
If you've ever watched television, you've seen plenty of drug ads. They urge you to take Lunesta to get to sleep, Lyrica to battle aches and pains, Cymbalta when "depression hurts." And if the commercials seem more pervasive than ever, that's because they are.
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Train Your Brain
You know them, the old gray thinker at age 50, and the vibrant enthusiastic 70 year old. There is no doubt that some mental ability is genetic, but there have always been those who believe that mental challenges improve mental acuity, and that individuals can stay "sharp" by exercising their brains.
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FDA Panel Considers Toll-Free Number for TV Drug Ads
Direct-to-consumer drug ads on television should include a toll-free phone number that would allow consumers to report adverse side effects, U.S. health experts suggested Friday.
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