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Growing Fast: Neighborhood Health Centers 
Picture of RediClinic sign When Marie Joseph's nephew had an ear infection, she didn't take him to the doctor. Instead, like a growing number of medical consumers, she took him to a neighborhood health center for fast and affordable care. Whether called RediClinics, MinuteClinics or other names, the cost and convenience of the centers are why they are catching on fast nationwide and showing up everywhere from CVS pharmacies to Wal-Marts.
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Kiosks Dispense Free Generic Drugs
Aetna and Blue Cross are among the insurers paying to install the drug kiosks in medical offices in hopes of increasing generic drug use and reducing health-care costs.

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Alcohol Awareness at Work
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Do you know how to manage the risks of employees with alcohol problems and know where legal protection begins and ends?
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My View: The Missing Middle in the Health-Care Insurance Debate
The Canadians are moving toward our private health care system while the United States seems to be moving toward their public approach. 
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Real People, Real Answers Success Story
Viola Perch was overwhelmed by the dizzying array of options for Medicare Part D coverage that is, until she turned to The Benefit Advocates and got the help she needed to select the plan that best fit her needs and lifestyle.
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Fewer Workers Taking Health Insurance
The Kaiser Family Foundation found that employees of companies required to pay more than half of the cost of health insurance are much more likely to opt out of coverage.
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Drink to Shrink
Many mistake thirst for hunger when what their bodies really crave is water. A University of California study found that this common mistake has significant implications for weight loss.
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Linda Carter, Editor, May 2006
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