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Walgreens Becomes 1st Retail Chain To Diagnose, Treat Chronic Conditions

Posted on 04/4/2013 by | Health | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthBy Julia Appleby, Kaiser Health News. This story was produced in collaboration with USA Today It’s not just sore throats and flu shots anymore. Walgreens today became the first retail store chain to expand its health care services to include diagnosing and treating patients for chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes and high cholesterol. The move is the retail industry’s boldest push yet into an area long controlled by physicians, and comes amid continuing concerns about health care costs and …

Does Going Vegetarian Cut Heart Attack Risk?

Posted on 02/4/2013 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthA large, new British study of vegetarians in the U.K. found that a meatless, fishless diet cut the risk of being hospitalized or dying from heart disease by a third — news that got a lot of publicity in this country last week. The study tracked nearly 45,000 people living in England and Scotland, of which about a third indicated they were vegetarians and ate no meat or fish. After about 10 years of follow-up, researchers found that the vegetarians …