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5-a-Day: Insurance, Dementia and More

Updated 4:25 PM EDT, Mon, Jan 26, 2009

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There’s a healthy dose of information out there. Here are 5 oddly fascinating tidbits to sink your teeth into.

 

  • How would you like to wake up in the middle of your own surgery? And how about not being able to yell because you were paralyzed from anesthesia? No, thanks.
  • Pick up that cupcake: skinny is less attractive. According to research, models with a healthier weight drove more sales. OK, well maybe just eat half the cupcake because fat doesn’t sell either.
  • Need to make an important decision? Don’t freak out! Stress can affect your memory, thinking and now researchers say it impairs your ability to make decisions.
  • Ginkgo doesn’t stave of dementia, as many who took the “memory improving” natural supplement hoped.
  • Does health insurance drive you crazy? You’re not alone. New research shows physicians want to quit practicing medicine because they are tired of dealing with all the paperwork.

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