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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
Mid-Sized Retirement and Healthcare Plan Management Conference
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National CooperativeRx is a not-for-profit coalition founded and owned by plan sponsors to achieve higher value prescription benefits through volume purchasing, clinical solutions, actionable data and unparalleled customer service. For your sales and marketing needs, please contact us at 866-679-9479, extension 223
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May: Physical Fitness & Sports Month
The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend that people aim for 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity each week. Moderate activity includes things like walking fast, dancing, swimming, and raking leaves. It's also recommended that people do muscle strengthening activities like lifting weights and using exercises bands at least twice a week.
Some benefits of physical activity:
* Children and adolescents: Physical activity can improve muscular fitness and bone and heart health.
* Adults: Physical activity can lower risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some types of cancer.
* Older adults: Physical activity can lower the risk of falls and improve cognitive functioning (like judgment and learning).
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HealthDay. Previous research has found that smoking reduces the risk of developing Parkinson's Disease. A new study suggests that eating vegetables that naturally contain nicotine can help prevent the disease as well. Peppers are a vegetable particularly high in nicotine. (Preidt, 5/9) Full Story
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Time. Researchers are exploring why exercise may reduce the risk of breast cancer. During a study in which inactive women began working out, it was discovered that the women showed changes in their estrogen metabolism that could explain the anti-cancer benefits of working out. (Sifferlin, 5/9) Full Story
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Reuters. US spending on prescription medication has fallen for the first time. 2012 marked the first year that drug sales fell, primarily due to patent expirations and lower-cost generic alternatives becoming available. Sales dropped 1% from 2011 to 2012, and 3.5% per capita. (Beasley, 5/9) Full Story
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Forbes. With so many drugs now available in generic form, pharmaceutical companies are selling brand medications to fewer people. To compensate, the companies are selling drugs at much higher prices. (Herper, 5/9) Full Story
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Kaiser Health News. Employers that offer more generous health care benefits to executives than to lower-paid employees may be in violation of the Health Care Law, and could incur costly fines. For more information regarding this aspect of the Health Care Law, click into the article. (Appleby, 5/9) Full Story
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Bloomberg. For an update of the Health Care Law and where things stand, click into this article. Only 16 states have agreed to set up the health-insurance exchanges, yet it is reportedly on tract to take place October 1. The insurance application form is being narrowed down from 21 pages to just 3, and the Obama administration is expected to begin a social media campaign to promote the new exchanges to the public. (Dorning, Wayne, 5/8) Full Story
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