Recent News & Comments About life insurance and obesity
The mask: Life insurance and sleep apnea -- treatment lowers your rates
Bothering a spouse with loud snoring or being tired during the day aren't the only consequences of sleep apnea.Two recent studies mark the first time that sleep apnea has been linked to higher cancer risk and increased mortality rates.
Pet Obesity Concerns Prompt Better Pet Insurance Checks
LONDON, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The rise in pet obesity in the UK has concerned many responsible pet owners. Obese pets could lead to special veterinary care and expensive bills. To minimise the ...
The Happiest Countries in the World
The OECD report on life satisfaction in the developed world measured more than 30 sets of data in 11 different categories, including education, health and employment.
It's time to serve up some big incentives to curb obesity
To combat the alarming obesity rate, the Institute of Medicine says the U.S. needs to overhaul everything from farm policies to zoning laws. Clearly, doing nothing isn't an option. Americans eat too damn much. And we all pay a rising cost for this gluttony in the form of higher insurance premiums and lost productivity.
City councilors hit lawmaker on ‘promises’
CITY councilors during Tuesday’s regular session questioned twice the credibility of Cagayan de Oro Representative Jose Benjamin “Benjo” Benaldo in providing projects to his constituents in the first district. The issues steamed up when City Councilors Dante Pajo, chair of the committee on Health and Sanitation, and Ian Mark Nacaya, chair of the committee on Police, Fire and Public Safety ...
Budgeting for Healthcare in Retirement
Many Americans assume that Medicare, the government-backed health-insurance program, will cover the majority of their heathcare costs after they stop working. But according to a new report from Fidelity, ...
Local program aimed at improving health of Latino seniors
Inside the Latino Health Insurance Program’s office, Maria Flores recently described the stroke that left the right side of her body temporarily paralyzed, and the changes she made to her life as she recovered: much less salt in her food, and a daily hour-long walk around her neighborhood.
Blue Shield of California, In Partnership With ChildObesity180, Awards Breakthrough School Programs And Technologies ...
Blue Shield of California helps the Active Schools Acceleration Project award $500,000 to nine school programs and two Grand Prize technology winners in nationwide competition aimed at reversing childhood obesity trend
Editorial: The fatter the nation is, the more you pay
A change of habit will be necessary if Americans are going to become fitter, and if that hidden obesity tax is going to come down.
Obesity battle requires more movement, healthy foods
Obesity-related health care costs have reached an estimated $190 billion annually. And today's children could be the first generation with shorter life spans than their parents because of the epidemic.
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