Menopause News Flash: Lose Weight –Save Money!

Lose weight, save money. Sounds like a good deal, right? Well, researchers at Duke Medicine have found that healthcare costs increase with body mass index (BMI). For instance, the yearly healthcare costs for a person with a BMI of 19 are $2,368, while a person with a BMI of 45 or greater spends $4,880 on healthcare costs each year.

By |2024-05-30T08:26:42-07:00December 19, 2013|Health News Flash|

Menopause News Flash: Will Antibiotic Treated Meat Become a Thing of the Past?

A step in the right direction: The Food and Drug Administration announcedWednesday that it will ask pharmaceutical companies to stop labeling drugs that treat human infections as acceptable in treating similar infections in animals.Learn more about what the move means for your health.

By |2024-05-30T08:26:43-07:00December 12, 2013|Health News Flash, News|
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