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  Montanans to soon have new health insurance option

  Posted 4:31 PM 2/21/2012 by Marnee Banks (Helena)

  HELENA- The Montana Health Cooperative is hoping to give Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana a run for its money.

  According to John Morrison with Montana Health Cooperative, 60% of Montanans with major medical insurance have policies through Blue Cross.

  "Too many Montanans lack (More)

  
  

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  Overeating may double odds of memory loss in elderly

  Posted 10:19 AM 2/20/2012 by Monica DyBuncio, CBS

  (CBS) Can stuffing your mouth clog your brain? A new study suggests overeating may double the risk for memory loss, or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), among people age 70 and older.

  The study - to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 64th Annual Meeting in April - involved (More)

  
  

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  Montana mice help Alzheimer's research

  Posted 2:59 PM 2/3/2012 by Heath Heggem - KRTV

  GREAT FALLS - Some medical mice from Great Falls used in the research of Alzheimer's disease are making headlines around the world.

  A front-page article in the New York Times summarizes two independent studies which reached the same conclusion - Alzheimer's disease spreads a distorted (More)

  
  

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  Montana included in egg recall

  Posted 10:58 AM 2/3/2012 by KBZK/KXLF Media Center

  Montana is one of 34 states impacted by an egg recall.

  "Michael Foods, Inc. is recalling specific lot dates of hard-cooked eggs in brine sold in 10- and 25-pound pails for institutional use that were produced at its Wakefield, Nebraska facility because the product has the potential to be (More)

  
  

• Senior Living

  Alzheimer's brain plaques prevented by lifetime of puzzles, study suggests

  Posted 11:29 AM 1/26/2012 by CBS News

  (CBS) Doctors always talk about the importance of daily exercise to stay healthy and ward off disease, but when it comes to fitness, are you doing enough to work out your brain?

  A new study suggests you better. The study found people who who kept their brains active most of their lives by (More)

  
  

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  Hot chemo baths get a fresh look in cancer fight

  Posted 9:32 AM 12/5/2011 by KBZK News Room

  (CBS News)

  LA JOLLA, Calif. - Twenty-five-year-old photographer Jon Upson is full of life as he takes pictures of the Grammy nominated heavy metal band, As I Lay Dying.

  But as CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker reports, two years ago the band's name might have described Upson's (More)

  
  

• Health

  Eating fish tied to dramatic drop in Alzheimer's risk

  Posted 1:45 PM 11/30/2011 by David W Freeman - CBS

  (CBS) Maybe mom was right about fish being brain food. New research shows that people who eat fish regularly are three to five times less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or a related condition known as mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

  "This is the first study to establish a direct (More)

  
  

• Senior Living

  Lipitor will be generic and much cheaper soon

  Posted 8:36 AM 11/28/2011 by KBZK News Room

  (CBS News)

  There may be plenty of bargains out there for consumers on Black Friday, but the biggest of all may come next Thursday. That's the day that Lipitor, the most popular prescription drug in America, will become available in generic form.

  CBS News correspondent Wyatt Andrews (More)

  
  

• Health

  Want to live longer? Get happy, study suggests!

  Posted 10:42 AM 11/1/2011 by CBS News

  Hoping to live longer? If you're happy, you just might get the chance, according to a recent British study.

  Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the research concluded that those who reported feeling happiest had a 35 percent reduced risk of death (More)

  
  

• Senior Living

  Yoga, stretching may ease chronic back pain

  Posted 8:28 AM 10/26/2011 by KBZK News Room

  People who suffer from chronic back pain may find some relief in yoga or intensive stretching, but neither form of exercise appears to be more effective than the other, a new study suggests.

  Roughly 80% of adults experience low back pain at some point in their lives, and as many as 8% will (More)