Health & Spa & Medicine Archive

	Title	Publication
	The Maze of Denials Six of California’s largest private insurers denied 47.7 million claims (22 percent of all claims) from Jan. 1, 2002, through June 30, 2009, according to the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee. By Joan Page McKenna	Medical Guide
	New Directions After cancer surgery in 1999, doctors gave a retired high school teacher six months to live. He and his wife made funeral arrangements.Three years and 29 surgeries later, Bob walked 15 miles a day in Peru, helping Medical Ministry International bring healthcare to the world’s poor. By Holly O’Dell	Medical Guide
	Busy Bs Wouldn’t it be great if you could ease stress, curb depression, improve your memory, and reduce your risk of heart disease without pricey prescriptions and side effects? BY TRUDIE MITSCHANG	Medical Guide
	Choose Drugs Thoughtfully Television ads assure us that drugs can relieve digestive and respiratory problems, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, stop/reverse bone loss, and keep pain and depression at bay. The names of these miracle workers become as commonplace as our ailments. BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT	Medical Guide
	Lose Weight, Live Longer — Go Veg! Before you dismiss the idea of coloring your world with green, yellow, orange, red, purple, and white veggies, consider this: The American Dietetic Association numbers among the benefits of a vegetarian diet reduced risks of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer, and gallstones. BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT	Medical Guide
	Intelligencer - Well Well In its annual poll, Conde Nast Traveler readers named The Well at Miramonte Resort & Spa as the No. 1 resort spa in North America. The Well scored 96.1 out of 100 to capture the top honor.	Palm Springs Life
	Intelligencer - Dark Chocolate Truffle Scrub Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well blended and smooth in texture. Stored in a closed container in the refrigerator, it should last up to two weeks. For the non-DIY crowd, The Body Deli sells a 16-ounce jar of Dark Chocolate Truffle Scrub for $32. (Recipe by The Body Deli in Palm Desert)	Palm Springs Life
	Senior Living Whether you’re evaluating options for yourself or a loved one, this senior living special section will help you differentiate between types of accommodations and services available.	Palm Springs Life
	Rx for Success Dr. Andrew Ordon, a plastic surgeon with offices in Beverly Hills and Rancho Mirage, gets goosebumps each time he drives through the CBS Paramount Studio gates. “It’s where they filmed Gone With the Wind,” he enthuses. Janice Kleinschmidt	Palm Springs Life
	Light and Natural Beauty At a meeting one day, someone handed Eric Sakas an unlabeled cosmetic sample. He was so impressed that he tracked down the lab in New Mexico. In August, he launched his own nine-product cosmetics and skincare collection made from that formula in a partnership with the lab. Janice Kleinschmidt	Palm Springs Life