http://nchealthcarecoverage.com/blog Health, Wellness, & Healthcare Coverage Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:11:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A recent study on smokers' brains found that nicotine accumulates slowly in smokers' brains instead of rising after each puff. In the March 8 online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Jed Rose of Duke University reported that nicotine accumulation in the brain was gradual over a ... http://nchealthcarecoverage.com/blog/2010/03/09/new-study-could-help-find-new-methods-to-quit-smoking/ We are all aware that headaches can be a real pain but there are some of us who get the mother-load of headaches called migraines. These type of headaches can cause dizziness, nausea and even severe sensitivity to light, sound and or even smells. Some sufferers say they have to ... http://nchealthcarecoverage.com/blog/2010/03/08/some-new-findings-about-migraines/ Here's yet another reason to listen to your mother when she says to make sure you eat your fruits and vegetables. A new study in the British Journal of Psychiatry has found that those who regularly eat fish, fruit, and vegetables decrease their chances for developing depression. About 3,500 British civil ... http://nchealthcarecoverage.com/blog/2010/03/05/diet-may-have-strong-affect-on-depression/ These days everybody is so busy that there is sometimes not enough time for sit-down meals. This is one of the main reasons that snacks have become so popular in our society, especially with kids. They are often snacking after school and on the way to activities such as soccer ... http://nchealthcarecoverage.com/blog/2010/03/03/kids-are-increasing-their-snack-consumption/ After ten years of declining, a new study has found that alcohol and marijuana use is on the rise. Sean Clarkin, director of strategy at The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, said that we have learned from the past that you usually see an increase in recreational drugs first and ... http://nchealthcarecoverage.com/blog/2010/03/02/study-finds-that-teen-use-of-pot-and-alcohol-is-increasing/ Marijuana is usually thought to be linked with promiscuous teenagers, but using the illicit drug is now getting more popular with some of the people from the baby boomer time of the 60's and 70's. From 2002 to 2008, the amount of people aged 50 and older using marijuana went ... http://nchealthcarecoverage.com/blog/2010/02/24/more-seniors-are-turning-to-marijuana-to-ease-the-pains-that-come-with-age/ Two very natural abilities have now been found to be related to each other. Science has now established that these two abilities are linked in the brain. This is so profound because it could mean a more efficient way to treat strokes. In the studies, they found that language and instrumental ... http://nchealthcarecoverage.com/blog/2010/02/24/new-research-discovers-link-between-music-ability-and-speech/ There are three key elements that can substantially affect the cost of individual health insurance. These are the deductible, the coinsurance percentage and the co-pay benefit. The deductible is the amount that the insured pays before they can receive the policy benefits. Of course higher deductibles will mean lower premiums' but ... http://nchealthcarecoverage.com/blog/2010/02/18/ways-to-decrease-your-individual-health-insurance-premiums/ The U.S. swine flu epidemic is not over, but it is hopefully coming to an end. Federal health officials aren't quite ready to announce that the threat is gone and the outbreak has ended, but they did report that for the fourth week in a row, no states have reported widespread ... http://nchealthcarecoverage.com/blog/2010/02/12/spread-of-swine-flu-is-slowing-down/ A new study that analyzed more than 5 million births found that a woman's chance of having an autistic child increases as she gets older. On the contrary, the risk might just be less for older dads as indicated in earlier studies. Even though a father's age can add to ... http://nchealthcarecoverage.com/blog/2010/02/12/pregnant-women-over-40-may-have-increased-risk-for-child-with-autism/