Jenny McCann

Study shows signs of acute lung injury, resembling chemical burns
Under 21 Can No Longer Legally Buy Cigarettes Anyone under 21 can no longer legally buy cigarettes, cigars or any other tobacco products in the United States. This new law also applies to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarette) and nicotine vaping products. The provision raising the legal age from 18 to 21 […]

Under 21 Can No Longer Legally Buy Cigarettes, Nicotine products

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parkland free childcare
Parkland Hospital in Dallas providing free childcare in Fall 2020. Parkland Hospital in Dallas is collaborating with Mommies in Need, will begin offering free on-campus childcare next Fall.  The Mommies in Need nonprofit provides free full-time nannies for parents who are going through a health crisis and Boyle wanted to […]

Parkland Hospital in Dallas providing free childcare

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Empower Brokerage does not operate the Ambetter My Health Pays program. You can contact Ambetter at the following link: https://www.ambetterhealth.com/contact-us.html. Ambetter My Health Pays Program Did you know you can earn up to $500 in 2020 with the Ambetter My Health Pays® Program? If you are an Ambetter member living in […]

Ambetter My Health Pays® Program

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understanding opioid epidemic
Understanding the Opioid Epidemic The US is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. The center estimates the total economic burden of opioid misuse in the United States to be […]

Addiction and the Opioid Epidemic

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Gum Disease and Alzheimer
Study Finds Link Between Gum Disease and Alzheimer’s A new study published in Science Advances suggests a link between gum disease and Alzheimer’s. Scientists studied dead and living patients with diagnosed and suspected Alzheimer’s. A molecule called gingipain (produced by gum bacteria) was found in nerve cells in the brains […]

Study Finds Link Between Gum Disease and Alzheimer’s

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Weather affects pain
Cloudy with a Chance of Pain According to a new study by The University of Manchester, approximately 75% of people with long-term pain believe weather affects pain. It is a long-held belief that cold weather worsens or aggravates pain. As a result, researchers set out to explain this weather-pain relationship. […]

Weather Affects Pain, New Study Says

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CDC antibiotic Resistance
CDC Superbug Report 2019 In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the first report on Antibiotic-resistant “superbug” in the United States. This was a first-ever snapshot of the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant germs on human health. 2013 estimates showed there were more than 2.6 million antibiotic-resistant […]

CDC Superbug Report 2019

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Study suggests link between blood pressure and dementia.
Obamacare exchange to offer more insurance choices, slightly lower premiums in 2020 Americans will have more choices and lower premiums in 2020 ACA open enrollment, according to Kaiser Health News. An additional 20 insurers will participate in the marketplace this year, expanding consumer choices. Nearly 70% of customers will have […]

More Choices, Lower Premiums In 2020 ACA Open Enrollment

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Preventative care
Preventative Care According to the CDC, preventative care includes health services like screenings, check-ups, and patient counseling that are used to prevent illnesses, disease, and other health problems, or to detect illness at an early stage when treatment is likely to work best. Getting recommended preventive services and making healthy […]

Preventative Care: How Often Should You Be Going To The ...

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