Excited or not, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is set to be fully implemented in just six months and one week. Targeted at revamping our entire health care system, it will mandate individuals to carry health insurance and require that health-benefit providers are spending at least 80% of premiums collected on health care for its members.
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You won't find them on the cover of Us Weekly but engaged couple and extreme bodybuilders Don Akim and Rosanna Beckett are the "it" couple of the muscle world.
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The couple, who live in Lowestoft, in the English county of Suffolk, have been dating for almost nine years since they met at a nightclub, but they say they have only been seriously body building for four months.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.
But some unions leaders have grown frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the new law — problems that they say could jeopardize the health benefits offered to millions of their members.
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Green tea has been touted for its fat-blocking abilities, its antioxidant properties, and its role in reducing the risk of stroke. But a new report published this week by ConsumerLab.com shows that not all green tea is the same.
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Researchers tested 26 types of green tea beverages and supplements and found that some ready-to-drink teas were mostly sugar water.
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Wouldn’t it be a dream if you could enjoy the best foods summer has to offer—and lose weight? You’re in luck: Our indulgent mix-and-match meal plan features healthied-up versions of all your warm-weather faves (even burgers and lobster rolls!).
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The fastest way to accelerate fat loss and get your heart pumping is to stand in one spot. You just need to plant your feet, grab some heavy battling ropes, and prepare to rain sweat. "Rope training is an easy-to-master, no-impact workout that raises your heart rate quickly," says Todd Durkin, C.S.C.S., author of The IMPACT!
The U.S. has one of the safest food supplies in the world. But that doesn't mean it's perfect. In fact, shoppers here are just as likely as shoppers anywhere in the world to succumb to the growing problem of food fraud, cases of unscrupulous food producers adding cheaper ingredients to a product, for instance, cheaper oils rather than olive oil, but advertising it as the real thing.
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As a natural redhead myself, I’m intrigued by the subtle genetic differences that make me (and all redheads) different from 98% of the population. But beyond the fair skin and tendency to freckle, there are a few other interesting skin-related differences that set us apart.
I recently stumbled upon this 2005 study about whether or not redheads are more sensitive to pain.
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Middle-aged women battling depression may be twice as likely to have a stroke as women in the same age group who are not depressed, a new study finds.
Also on Shine: Recipe for Preventing a Stroke? 1 Coffee, 4 Green Teas a Day
"Although the absolute risk of stroke is low in mid-aged women, depression does appear to have a large adverse effect on stroke risk in this age group," lead researcher Caroline Jackson, an epidemiologist in the School of Population Health at the University of Queensland in Australia, said in a statement.
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