Monday, April 1, 2013

[Health] Capitol Hill Conversation: To Expand Medicaid, Or Not To Expand

Capitol Hill Conversation: To Expand Medicaid, Or Not To Expand
http://wpln.org/?p=46673
The Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act left Governor Bill Haslam with a big decisionâ€"expand Medicaid to include more low-income Tennesseans, or don't.

Unhealthy Teens Could Lead to Rise in Heart-Disease Rates
http://healthland.time.com/2013/04/01/unhealthy-teens-could-lead-to-rise-in-heart-disease-rates/?iid=tsmodule
Less than half of U.S. adolescents are living heart-healthy lives, and lack of exercise and poor diets could be creating a new generation of heart-disease patients.

There's Been an 'Astronomical' Rise in ADHD Diagnoses in Kids
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/astronomical-rise-adhd-diagnosis-kids/63726/
If it seems like more and more kids these days are coming down with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, you're not going crazy.

Varicella vaccine effective against chicken pox
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Varicella-vaccine-effective-against-chicken-pox/articleshow/19323830.cms
The varicella vaccine has been largely successful in neutralizing chicken pox, scientists say. The 14-year study by the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center followed 7,585 children who were vaccinated in 1995, when they were 12 to 23 months old, ...



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