Boston Kayaking - Articles
You may have noticed that I have ...
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rettmom
You may have noticed that I have not mentioned Brooklyn's hip braces.....that is because we have been slacker parents and put that on hold when Boston had to be delivered so early. Well, we have put it off long enough and last night she slept with them on ALL NIGHT!! She is a little trooper; I have to say, I do not think I would have done as well a ...
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Health care: Giving it the old college try
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David W.
The Wall Street Journal reports that more college students are looking to their schools for health care as parents lose jobs and coverage. College-sponsored health insurance and health clinics can be decent but there is wide variation.Maybe we’re entering a new era where health care becomes a competitive point among colleges and universities. ...
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Boston or Bust? Heading to the OBX Marathon
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Joey A.
After the way things turned out for Boston in 2006, Karla and I agreed that someday after her recovery we would return and race Boston, not just finish it. I don't recall the exact moment but sometime last year we decided it was time to get serious and start back training for it. Of course first I had to get over the nagging injuries of last year a ...
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Health Insurers Pursue Growth Potential of Individual Market
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Brian Ahier
Most insurer growth strategies at odds with proposals to reform individual market.Insurers are pursuing strategies to tap the growth potential of the individual health insurance market, including entering less-regulated markets and developing lower-cost, less-comprehensive products targeting younger, healthy consumers, according to a study released ...
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Thursday Thoughts
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Meredith
Let me first say, it was not my intent to stir any controversy yesterday about which marathon is better than another. Personally my favorite is Boston and always will be. I'm sure NY is a fantastic marathon and maybe someday it will make my schedule. Moving on... A few weeks ago I put together a more complete racing schedule for 2010. I really ...
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Boston Recommendations
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EthidiumBromide
Later this month, I will be heading up to Boston for the AACR Molecular Targets & Cancer Therapeutics meeting. It’s been quite a while since I’ve been to Boston – the last time was the summer between graduating high school and starting college! I’ll be in the Back Bay area, so if anyone has any suggestions for things t ...
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Thursday Thoughts
by
Meredith
Let me first say, it was not my intent to stir any controversy yesterday about which marathon is better than another. Personally my favorite is Boston and always will be. I'm sure NY is a fantastic marathon and maybe someday it will make my schedule. Moving on... A few weeks ago I put together a more complete racing schedule for 2010. I really ...
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Prescribed Informed TherapyApril 21, 2009
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Obi Jo
Many claim to have coined the term “information therapy”. The fact is that information “therapy” has been practiced by providers for decades, without their really knowing it. When each of us visits our doctors, we receive information – even if we don’t remember 90% of what we are told. Historically, physicians ...
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President to AMA: Health Reform . . . Sort OfJune 19, 2009
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Obi Jo
President Obama addressed the American Medical Association this past week. He laid out his vision for health reform. Many in the audience applauded his general statements of reform. But when it came to specifics, there were skeptics. The President seems to believe that health reform can be accomplished without major tort / malpractice reform. ...
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