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Fifteen years after public health officials declared that measles had been eradicated in the U.S., the disease is making a comeback, with outbreaks reported in numerous states.
Here’s what you need to know about those outbreaks and this highly contagious, yet preventable, disease.
While Valentine’s Day immediately brings to mind red hearts and romance, Health Net, Inc. points out that February 14 is an ideal time to take stock of all the important relationships in your life and take steps to help nurture those relationships year-round.
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention MonthTeens entering the dating world prompt images of hand-holding, first kisses, and prom pictures. What likely doesn’t come to mind are these statistics on abuse:
Canines can discern difference between happy and angry expressions, study contends.THURSDAY, Feb. 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Smiling? Frowning? New research indicates that dogs can tell the difference, though it’s still unclear whether they understand the emotions behind people’s facial expressions.
To your good health—simple things help make healthy aging possibleHave you noticed that the numbers in the phone book seem to be getting smaller? Do you find it harder to get down on your knees to look under the bed—and to get up again?
There’s no question that age brings changes to our lives. And yes, some of them we’d prefer to avoid.
Here’s a contemporary Southwestern-inspired vegetarian stew of fresh pumpkin, black beans, cumin and cilantro.
This delicious and easy-to-follow black bean, corn and pumpkin stew can be served over brown ride or as a hearty main dish alongside whole-grain bread. You could also consider replacing the pumpkin with squash or young carrots.
Without question, heart disease is no one’s friend. In fact, heart disease remains the number one cause of death worldwide and the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming more than 375,000 American lives annually.
Heart disease, however, has increasingly set its sights on women.
Take a look – Health Net is on YouTube! People are watching! Health Net’s videos have been viewed more than 8.7 million times since first appearing on Oct. 1, 2014.
Below, we feature one of several Health Net YouTube commercials.
If you’re someone who is perpetually in a positive mood from 9 to 5, and who also considers your job so enjoyable that you can’t even classify it as “work,” there’s no need to read further.
However, if you’re a more standard-issue human, then chances are good that your workday moods aren’t always award-winning.
Should you be screened for lung cancer? The sooner lung cancer is diagnosed, the better the chances for survival. Until recently, however, early detection has been difficult—which may be one reason why lung cancer remains the No. 1 cancer killer of both men and women in the U.S.
But there is good news: Doctors now have a screening test that can catch lung cancer early. It’s called low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). Continue reading
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