Chronic Disease Prevention

How One Social Experiment Helped 15,000 People Lose 250,000 Pounds

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.27.2012

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Mark Hyman, MD

Acute disease can be left to the hospitals, but creating health and healing of chronic disease seems to happen best in the community -- with people helping people where each one of us lives, where we eat, cook, learn, work, play and pray.

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The Affordable Care Act: Preventing Chronic Diseases

Caitlin Padula | Posted 04.09.2012

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Caitlin Padula

Did you know that switching the focus from treating chronic illnesses to preventing chronic diseases will not only improve the health of individuals and families all over the country, but will also rein in health care costs and strengthen the economy?

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Spice It Up!: Boosting Your Disease-Prevention Power

www.bellinghamherald.com | Posted 01.06.2012

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The holidays are over, January has arrived, and many of us enter the New Year determined to live our lives a little healthier than last. If you're ...

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A Crossroads for the Chronically Ill

Kenneth Thorpe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kenneth Thorpe

As lawmakers prepare for a new congressional session, attention is once again falling on whether and how to fix the recently-passed health reform law....

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The Deficit Commission's Best Chance at Containing Rising Health-Care Costs

Kenneth Thorpe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kenneth Thorpe

If President Obama's deficit commission wants to move America in the right budgetary direction, it needs to take a hard and careful look at the nation...

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Cutting Home-Based Care Defies Fiscal and Political Logic

Kenneth Thorpe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kenneth Thorpe

As policymakers prepare to shift to a post-election mindset, nowhere is there a better opportunity to drive down costs, create jobs and ensure the well being of millions of Americans.

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Has Wellness Become A Luxury Good?

Pooja R. Mottl | Posted 11.17.2011

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Pooja R. Mottl

The foundation of living a healthy life - having access to healthy food, time to exercise, and the means to purchase the basics - are unfortunately out of reach to a large section of our population.

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