| Flu And Cold Top The 2013 Chart Of Medical Search Terms Posted: 23 Dec 2013 10:42 AM PST  The complete Google top 10 of health searches in 2013: Lupus It may not be a surprise that the two most common conditions regularly affecting all of us should be at the very top of the 2013 list, yet searches against the terms “flu” and “cold” did not make it to the top 10 of health-related enquiries the year before. Nor did these two appear among 2012′s hottest topics as measured by the “trending” top-10, a list of the terms that saw the greatest increases in levels of interest. Last year, the stats looked like this – 2012 most searched health issues: And the 2012 trending health issues were: Hemorrhoid “Flu” did, however, squeeze onto the list of more specific medical searches including the term “symptoms” – the 2012 most-searched symptoms were: Pregnancy symptoms Flu symptoms. Why has flu topped the charts? Flu is a worldwide viral phenomenon that is tracked by doctors’ reports and laboratory tests. In the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contributes to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) flu surveillance program.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/270595.php |
| Obama Lifts Health Mandate For Those With Canceled Plans Posted: 22 Dec 2013 10:05 PM PST  1, according to Obama administration figures. Insurers said the exemptions may keep younger, healthier people from buying new coverage through Obamacare, a demographic that is needed to bring balance to the new government-run insurance marketplaces. This latest rule change could cause significant instability in the marketplace and lead to further confusion and disruption for consumers, Karen Ignagni , the president of Americas Health Insurance Plans, the industrys Washington-based lobbying group, said in an e-mail from a spokesman. President Barack Obama has been issuing a flurry of last-minute policy changes to give people more time to sign up for his signature domestic policy initiative following a botched rollout of key programs, delays of others and political backlash over the cost and effects of the law. Republican Response The Fate of Obamacare The latest exemption from the laws individual mandate would last a year and potentially longer for consumers granted hardship exceptions, according to the guidance issued by CMSs Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight. The sad reality is that when the law takes effect come Jan. 1, more Americans will be without coverage under Obamacare than one year ago, Representative Fred Upton , a Michigan Republican who is chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said in an e-mail.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-20/obama-aides-say-more-to-gain-coverage-under-aca-than-canceled.html |
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