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Nearly 50 vendors set up booths at 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comInformation on the Affordable Care Act’s upcoming effects on senior citizens in Maryland and medical equipment that can be used at home were features of the 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo put on by Washington County CARES in Hager Hall on Thursday....Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Health Care Reform (2009), Prescription Drugs, Conservation
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Shop around for deals on prescription drugs
If your insurance has ever stopped covering a prescription drug or you don’t have coverage at all, you know how quickly costs can mount. Americans spent, on average, $758 out of pocket for medication in 2012, according to a recent Consumer Reports...Tags: Statins (drugs), CVS Corp., Lexapro (drug), Pharmaceuticals, Consumers
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The weight loss debate: Do men really shed pounds faster than women?
marieg@herald-mail.comYou've been working hard to lose weight — following your diet to the letter, battling through food temptations and putting in extra time each day on the treadmill. But your husband, who is following the same routine, is shedding the pounds more...Tags: Sports, Physiology, Weight Loss, Weight, Golf
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Get out and train with these three cool tools
It looks like spring really does exist in Washington County. I don't know about you, but I've had my fill of cold weather and snow, so spring couldn't be more welcome. With warm weather, we get an increase in fitness options and locations that were...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Panel discusses relationship between faith and health
davem@herald-mail.comA panel of speakers discussed different approaches to optimal health during a program sponsored by the Interfaith Coalition of Washington County at Hagerstown Church of the Brethren on East Washington Street on Wednesday night. One of the three speakers...Tags: Ayurvedic Medicine, Diets and Dieting, Netherlands, Vegetarian Diet, Acupuncture
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Obama unveils $3.8 trillion spending plan for 2014
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint on Wednesday that strives to achieve a "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits, raising taxes on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate, Republican Party
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Rabies, microchip clinics set
The Humane Society of Washington County has scheduled rabies, microchip and dog license clinics this year: • Saturday, April 20 — Boonsboro High School, 10 Campus Ave., Boonsboro, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No rabies vaccinations will be available...Tags: Semiconductors and Active Components, Vaccines, Rabies, High Schools, Disease Prevention
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Washington County commissioners award health insurance contracts
The Washington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved several contracts for group health insurance for the coming year, electing to stick with several incumbent providers and switch to one new carrier for vision coverage. Karen...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Prescription Drugs, St. Louis, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Dentistry and Dental Health
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Florida-based health insurance company contracts being terminated, no gap in Medicare coverage
Senior citizens enrolled in medical and prescription plans through a Florida-based health insurance company will not see a gap in their Medicare coverage, despite the company’s contracts being terminated April 1, according to the Centers for...
Tags: Healthcare Policies, Medicare, Prescription Drugs, Insurance, Government Health Care
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West Virginia Legislature briefs
Administrators substitute teaching bill OK’d by Senate The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill requiring that school administrators serve as substitute teachers for three days each year. The bill passed Wednesday gives exemptions to county...Tags: Vaccines, Disease Prevention, West Virginia Legislature, Diseases and Illnesses, Measles
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Bingo event set for April 14
Hagerstown Day Nursery will hold a Longaberger/Vera Bradley bingo event Sunday, April 14, at the Elks Lodge on Robinwood Drive in Hagerstown. Tickets cost $25 in advance or $30 at the door for 25 games and a meal. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., the meal will...Tags: Museums, Vaccines, Rabies, Satellite Technology, Easter
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Prescription drug turn-in set for Saturday
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will hold a prescription drug turn-in Saturday, a sheriff’s office official said Monday. The collection will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Washington County Health Department, 13114...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Rubber Products Industry, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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