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The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) – later known more simply as the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – is a program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides matching funds to states for health insurance to families with children.
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Sugar, as we've long been told by our mothers and doctors, rots your teeth, causes acne and leads to obesity and diabetes.
But does it actually make you stupid? That's the new, and not very surprising, development to come out of UCLA's School of Medicine earlier this month.A new study in rats showed that a diet steadily high in fructose slows the brain, which hampers memory and learning. What's more, researchers also found that omega-3 fatty acids can counteract this disruption.This analysis is remarkable because it proves for the first time a link between what you eat and how you think (or don't, as it turns out). Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, the study author, emphasized he is less concerned with naturally occurring fructose, found in fruits, than he is with the fructose in high-fructose corn syrup, which is artificially manufactured and added to foods as a sweetener and preservative.As I've pointed out here before, a diet full of high-fructose corn syrup can lead to insulin resistance. In...The House overwhelmingly approved an expansion of government-sponsored health care to 4 million more children Wednesday, and President-elect Barack Obama urged the S...
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Reaction to Hilary Rosen's comments about Ann Romney
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