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Restless zzz for sleep apnea sufferers
Contra Costa Times - August 30th, 2010
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Aug. 30, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune News Service delivered by Newstex) -- When he fell asleep in his armchair in front of the TV, Bob Dillon, 68, would wake himself up snoring. Worse than the snoring, though, was his constant feeling of sleepiness during the day, his short temper and less-than-clear-headed thinking. "It was bugging me," says Dillon of Rossmoor, Calif. "So I went to my primary care physician and bugged him." Continue Reading
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U.S. employers push rising cost of health care onto workersSeptember 2nd, 2010 - Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON, Sep. 2, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune News Service delivered by Newstex) -- As employers struggle with rising health care costs and a sour economy, U.S. workers for the first time in at least a decade are being asked to shoulder the entire cost of rising health benefits on their own.
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August 10th, 2010 - The Washington Post - Cutting after-surgery complications could save lives, money
July 27th, 2010 - The Palm Beach Post - FDA to alter rules on devices
June 23rd, 2010 - The Boston Globe - CDC adds Micromedic kit to diabetes diagnosis program
May 30th, 2010 - Globes - Spending for cancer care now hits $90 billion mark, analysis shows
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