prevention

Kate Genovese, a registered nurse for 30 years, was heading to Las Vegas for a conference when she noticed a woman in front of her on the airport escalator sneezing. The woman had the best of intentions -- she covered her nose and mouth. But she loused things up when she placed her germ-filled hand...

Ardath Rodale, former chairman and longtime matriarch of the Rodale health-publishing family, which produces the magazines Prevention, Organic Gardening and Men's Health, has died at 81, according to a statement from the company. No cause of death was given.

Publisher Rodale just redrew its org chart, but one person was conspicuously missing. That's Men's Health editor David Zinczenko, who embarrassed the company last week with revelations of a cookie-cutter scheme for producing covers.

One of the chief complaints about the health care bill the House of Representatives passed on Saturday is that it's too expensive, with a staggering price tag of $1.1 trillion over ten years. While the House bill admirably extends coverage to an additional 36 million Americans, it's a lot to spend...

That health insurers don't like it when you actually use your insurance is an open secret. In fact, industry veteran Martin Watson freely admits that avoiding member phone calls and insurance claims is standard industry practice. The former executive with Aetna (AET) and United HealthCare (UNH)...

The Florida Attorney General's office is investigating the sales tactics of Rodale Inc., publisher of Men's Health and Prevention magazines, Walletpop.com has learned. To keep private some of what has been obtained by investigators under subpoena, Rodale went to court to block its release.