Oxytocin…helps lubricate our every prosocial exchange, the thousands of acts of kindness, kind-of kindness and not-as-nakedly-venal-as-I-could-have-been kindness that make human society possible…a raft of new research in humans suggests that oxytocin underlies the twin emotional pillars of civilized life, our capacity to feel empathy and trust.
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The Worlds Strongest Beer is here. The concoction was developed by a rather controversial brewery in Scotland, which had already been branded previously as being irresponsible for releasing into the market a beer that had 18.2% alcohol content called Tokyo. We wonder what they will be branded by with the launch of this new offering with almost twice the percentage of Tokyo.
The beer is called Tactical Nuclear Penguin and is manufactured by BrewDog of Fraserburgh. Fortunately, the product will reportedly only be available in limited supply, and each bottle will be sold for 30.
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Smoking can be a rather tricky habit. There a lot of reasons that may lead to someone starting to smoke, and a lot of reasons not to. And once one has started smoking, there are also a lot of reasons to quit, and a lot of reasons not to.
One of the apprehensions that smokers have against quitting is the possibility of gaining weight. Studies have suggested that people who quit smoking can gain an average of 10 lbs.
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We know that we just reported how incidents of swine flu seem to be on a decline, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nevertheless warns of how this trend might change over the holidays.
Just as there were concerns expressed over the annual Hajj, the exodus of people going back to their hometowns to spend time with family over the holidays is causing concern regarding the possibility of spreading swine flu.
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There have been cases of swine flu being resistant to Tamiflu, which indicated that the virus may be mutating. This has warranted investigations and is undeniably fueling concerns among people.
Despite this, though, health experts in Europe and North America reportedly gave the assurance that swine flu vaccines in their current form are still effective towards protecting ones self against swine flu.
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We conclude the series on medical warning signs that you should not ignore. There were six listed on the WebMD article, and we are now bringing you the final two symptoms to watch out for.
Asthma symptoms that don’t improve or get worse.
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Keith Hennessey finds penalty tax inequity: In the year 2019 [under the Reid bill] about 16 million U.S. citizens would be uninsured and be forced to pay a penalty tax of almost $800 per year. About 8 million illegal aliens would be uninsured and would owe no penalty tax. Both groups would get their health care through a combination of out-of-pocket spending and use of uncompensated care in emergency rooms and free health clinics. This seems unfair.
Maggie Mahar (Health Beat): My confidence [in passing a health reform bill] is buoyed by the oppositions growing virulence. Fear has turned to rage as they realize that the liberals may win.
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Despite the recent recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a majority of American women reportedly still believe in getting mammograms using the existing guidelines that are currently being followed.
This conclusion was drawn based on the results of a survey conducted by USA Today and Gallup, the results of which were revealed through a feature on USAToday.com. The survey consists of 1,136 women respondents, and revealed that a total of 76% of this representative population Disagree or Strongly Disagree to the recommendations of the USPSTF.
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About 660,000 people nationwide or 7 percent of Medicare Advantage enrollees are in plans that are set to close… Medicare Advantage enrollees who do nothing and remain in the same plan in 2010 will see their monthly premiums increase an average of 32 percent… Medicare Advantage plans are shifting more costs on to patients because the government will pay them about 4.5 percent less per enrollee in 2010 than it did this year
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