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Gluten-free foods have become a new health craze. While they’re a terrific boon to people with celiac disease or wheat allergies they don’t make much sense for every body else. Health columnist Melinda Beck explains why.

The rest is here: Why Gluten-Free Isn’t for Everyone/a>

The portion of teenagers with hearing loss jumped nearly a third in the last 20 years. In this week’s Health Minute, MarketWatch’s Kristen Gerencher discusses what parents should know about symptoms, prevention — and portable music players.

See more here:  Tips to Prevent Kids’ Hearing Loss/a>

As polls show growing voter discontent, states are lining up challenges to new federal health care legislation. Video courtesy of Fox News.

More here:  States Fight New Federal Health Care Law/a>

Nearly 90% of adults consume more salt than U.S. dietary guidelines recommend. We take a look at a typical diet to see where sodium hides and how Americans can make healthier food choices.

Original post: How Salt Sneaks Into the Diet/a>

In an interview with WSJ’s Alan Murray, Aetna Chairman and CEO Ronald Williams says that a side effect of the health-care reform bill is that costs will increase. He also criticizes leaders in Washington for the demagoguery of his industry that persisted during the health-care debate.

Excerpt from: The Big Interview with Aetna CEO Ronald Williams/a>

Adding garlic to your diet has several health benefits including assistance in warding off cancer and boosting the immune system. Video courtesy of Fox News.

Read the original: The Powers of Garlic/a>

The thriving health-care industry in Nashville, Tenn., has been built in part on the strength of entrepreneurs who have developed a habit for starting new companies over and over again.

Original post:  Health Care’s Serial Entrepreneurs/a>

As cancer patients live longer, doctors are looking at how symptom management can affect patients’ health — and finances. MarketWatch’s Kristen Gerencher talks with Dr. Michael Fisch, chair of the oncology department at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

More:  Cancer’s Side Effects/a>

California has declared a whooping-cough epidemic and other states are reporting outbreaks also. For some adults, now might be the time to consider a booster shot of the vaccine, MarketWatch’s Kristen Gerencher says in this week’s Health Minute.

View original here:  Whooping Cough Outbreak: What You Need to Know/a>

Health insurers are ramping up their customer-service efforts ahead of millions of Americans joining the ranks of the insured in 2014. In this week’s Health Minute, MarketWatch’s Kristen Gerencher looks at what insurers are doing differently.

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