The National Labor Relations Board has “refined” its standard for determining joint-employer status in a case that businesses warn could put subcontactors and franchisees out of the business.
A 3-to-2 decision issued Thursday, Continue reading
The National Labor Relations Board has “refined” its standard for determining joint-employer status in a case that businesses warn could put subcontactors and franchisees out of the business.
A 3-to-2 decision issued Thursday, Continue reading
Several states are tackling high prescription drug prices, an issue that’s important to the public but has not yet been aggressively addressed by Congress.
Massachusetts has the boldest proposal so far. It includes allowing the state’s Health Policy Commission to Continue reading
Here are five natural heartburn remedies that went head to head with drugs and won.
Whether you call it heartburn, acid reflux, GERD, or just indigestion, the discomfort is unmistakable. It’s a sour taste at the back of your throat… Continue reading
Medicine is undergoing an existential crisis today. Its core value proposition – to help and not hurt — is failing to manifest. Continue reading
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For decades, saturated fat has been wrongfully blamed for causing heart disease, but over 70 published studies overwhelmingly dispute this
A recent meta-analysis again found no association between high levels of saturated fat in the diet and heart disease, Continue reading
On Monday, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has reduced the number of backlogged disability claims by 84% since March 2013, AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports (Daly, AP/San Francisco Chronicle, 8/24).
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Group health care premiums continue to outpace inflation, and while most employers are feeling the pressure of rising health care costs, benefits experts say smaller employers may face a heavier burden.
Large employers are projecting health care costs Continue reading
Did you know that Chinese herbs can boost your fertility? Try using natural Chinese herbs to help you get pregnant. For many years, practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine have helped many women become pregnant who have experienced infertility problems. Traditional Chinese medicine has been used for Continue reading
The mind-body connection is undeniable. Can healing your heart and your emotional wounds reduce your risk of breast cancer?
The average human heart beats 72 times per minute, transporting blood to deliver oxygen and nutrients through miles of arteries and Continue reading
Conventional medicine is excellent at diagnosing disease, but where it fails miserably is in the treatment approaches. It only treats the symptoms, not the cause, typically using toxic drugs
There are safer, Continue reading
Sunnyvale, California-based DynoSense, which has developed a mobile-enabled sensor that tracks a number of vital signs and other health biometrics, raised $9.4 million from WI Harper Group, JKOM Cloud Health Technology, Plug and Play Tech Center, Jinmao Capital, and Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati.
DynoSense’s device, called DynoSensor, measures ECG, EKG, pulmonary plethysmography (PPM), blood pressure change, hydration level, sleep, core body temperature, Continue reading
Samsung LABGEOPT10, a portable clinical chemistry analyzer that improves efficiency by saving time for clinicians and patients through fast, easy and accurate blood analysis.
HealthSpot, a provider of Continue reading
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has launched a probe into the highly controversial HPV vaccination program following thousands of reports of young girls falling seriously ill after getting jabbed. Per the Swedish news source Svenska Dagbladet (SvD), the European Union’s version of Continue reading
The symptoms of depression are often treated with drugs that can have long-term adverse side effects. A new study finds chlorella significantly reduces symptoms of major depression. Continue reading
From humans to insects, using natural substances to treat infection is a concept as old as time itself.
A fascinating article published on TechTimes online titled, “Ants Treat Their Own Fungal Infections With Natural Medicine,” illustrates how universal the use of Continue reading