Ulcerative colitis and ostomy surgery completely changed me. It changed my very nature. In a way ostomy surgery corrected my path.

Symptoms can vary between women and men. For both sexes, the most common heart attack symptoms are chest pain and other discomfort throughout the body.

In this article originally published the San Jose Mercury News, this new school combines health care and education is an investment from the Zuckerberg's.

By Sarah Kliff for Vox.com In 2006, about one in 10 employees had a health insurance deductible over $1,000. Today? About half do. To health economists, this sounded like good news; they’ve long theorized that higher deductibles would force down health-care costs. The idea was that higher deductibles would make patients become smarter shoppers: If they had… Continue reading This Study Is Forcing Economists to Rethink High-Deductible Health Insurance

Houston Tries to Slim Down with Food, Fitness By Laura Ungar and Jayne O’Donnell, for USA Today HOUSTON — This sprawling Southwesternmetropolis used to have a Texas-sized obesity problem, topping the scales as America’s fattest city. And no wonder — healthy food and safe places to exercise were hard to come by for many residents. But an initiative… Continue reading Houston Tries to Slim Down with Food, Fitness

Some states recognize the importance of continued breastfeeding and make it the law for employers to support breastfeeding moms at work.