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What to do if you need medical coverage from wahealthplanfinder.org but missed the deadline?

The recent outbreak of Hepatitis A cases is cause for alarm. The number is expected to climb in the coming weeks. But what is it and how can you avoid it?

So far 11 cases of hepatitis A in an outbreak in Yakima County that so far is limited to the homeless or drug populations in Yakima County.

  **Chinese firms claim they have purchased 700,000 metric tons of pork from the U.S. this year to meet market demand, but U.S. government data shows smaller pork sales. According to agweb.com, weekly USDA export sales data show recent buying has increased China’s pork purchase total to around 300,000 metric tons for shipment this year and about 135,000 metric tons for delivery in 2020. ... Read M

Benefits associated with walking begin in earnest at about 4,400 steps daily, and level off at 7,500, at least among older women.

Can beer and health work together?

Stanford University conducted this study of lots of other studies and concluded that alcohol is one of the world's leading causes of disability, disease and death with abstinence as their ultimate recommendation.

Apparently it’s quite simple: exercise reduces a woman’s risk of breast cancer.

BENTON CITY (AP) — An eastern Washington state man who says his miniature horse is a service animal that helps him on walks to improve his health is fighting city officials who say horses aren't allowed. Tim Fulton tells KING-TV in a story on Friday that his horse Fred senses when Fulton is about to fall and gets in front and lets Fulton lean on him for support...

I'll admit to having lit up when I was a teenager but fortunately for me I never caught the "habit". I do like a cigar from time to time... once a year when I'm in Vegas maybe. As far as cigarettes go however I have never understood the fascination...