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High-profile heart scares making headlines
Did you know that more than one in four deaths in the United States can be attributed to heart disease? Heart disease has been in the news recently, with former President Bill Clinton and former Vice President Dick Cheney both experiencing heart scares, and there's never been a better time for consumers to take a little time to recognize the leading cause of death in America and learn about protecting their own heart.
Health care reform: good for consumers and America
The lack of comprehensive health care coverage is America’s albatross – it makes our businesses less competitive and our workers less healthy. We need to put partisan concerns aside and work NOW to ensure that the system is reformed. The cost of doing nothing is unthinkable.
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Here's to alcohol labeling
Alcohol is alcohol, no matter what you drink. A standard serving of beer, wine, and spirits contain essentially the same amounts of alcohol, and it affects your body the same way. For 30 years, the National Consumers League has called for the federal government to require standardized and complete labeling information on beer, wine and distilled spirits products. Here's why.
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