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In New York, there is a campaign war against soda and other sweetened drinks. The city’s health department has launched ‘a public-awareness campaign, which includes posters in the subway system and a multilingual Health Bulletin’ that began on the end of August and will run for three months. The new campaign asks New Yorkers if they’re “Pouring [...]

The practice of controlled movements and deep breathing that are characteristic of Tai Chi reduces pain and disability caused by arthritis. Tai Chi, a physical discipline that originated in China, uses gentle movements and slides which can be done by practically everyone. After reviewing studies on Tai Chi involving people with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid [...]

The term preexisting condition has always had a negative connotation because it prevents an ordinary citizen from availing timely and appropriate health insurance coverage or making him or her pay a hefty cost when coverage is acquired. Each insurance company can have its own arbitrary list of pre-existing conditions that can be excluded from the insurance [...]