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Jul 16
Telomeres and Healthy Aging
What is wellness? Some say it’s the absence of disease. That doesn’t really capture the concept for me. I like the definition that David Hunnicutt, president of read more »
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Oct 2
Spotlight on the Importance of Culture at HERO Forum
I’m very fortunate to be a member of the HERO Think Tank. HERO is an acronym for Health Enhancement Research Organization, which you can learn about at www.the-hero.org. Each fall I eagerly look forward to our Forum on the best practices of Employee Health Management. Th... read more »
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Aug 23
Rising Healthcare Cost Hurts Families
A study called "Losing Ground: How the Loss of Adequate Health Insurance Is Burdening Working Families" was released this past week by The Commonwealth Fund.
The most stri... read more »
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Aug 13
What is the "Compression of Morbidity?"
A news feed of particular interest came across my inbox this week regarding the results of a Stanford study. This study was testing the hypothesis that was first described in 1980 by Dr. Jim Fries as the “compression of morbidity”. It’s a rather technical ter... read more »
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Aug 12
To Outsource or not to Outsource
Imagine this scenario: Have you ever been through the process of buying a home theater system? In my experience, from the time I decided I wanted… scratch that… NEEDED a home theater system, the task to find the right one for my home quickly became daunting. How ... read more »
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