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Can Electronic Cigarettes Help You Quit Smoking?

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Smoking is never a healthy habit particularly if we’re talking about tobacco. Fact is, it is a habit that slowly kills the human body. And not only that because even those who don’t puff a cigarette but are just exposed to second-hand smoke are also at risk of developing a lung disease.

Fortunately today, a growing number of smokers are trying to kick off their habit and lead a healthier lifestyle. Many are now using the so-called electronic cigarettes to help them achieve their ultimate goal, which a lot of smokers admit is often difficult to reach.

Some of those who have tried the product or are using it now claimed it’s a good alternative as it helps them use a non-tobacco stuff. The others, however, were not satisfied and have gone back to using the regular cigarette.
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Streamlined Medical Coding and Other Changes to Healthcare You Didn’t Know About

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Remember that big sweeping healthcare reform act that turned into law last year? How couldn’t you? It took more heat than a derelict battleship during an A-Bomb test. But between “death panels” and fierce debates over the inclusion of a public option, people quickly lost sight of all the potential improvements the nearly $1 trillion over ten years law is set to put into place. Many of the immediate changes were talked about, but while we wait for 2014 when the majority of the law goes into effect most people are sitting around unaware that big changes to medical coding and other down-to-earth aspects of healthcare are about to occur.

In fact, changes to the way patient data and medical records are handled will be underway by the beginning of 2012. Starting in January of that year, hospitals are going to be expected to start making the big switch to digitized records. [Read more…]