‘Health & Fitness’ Archives
The Best Spas in the World
Readers of Spa Finder publications and the Spafinder.com Web site have chosen Arizona's Miraval, Life in Balance as their "favorite spa" in North America for 2006. Other favorites around the world were Sante Winelands Hotel and Wellness Center in Paarl, South Africa; Chiva-Som in Hua Hin, Thailand; Brenner's Park Hotel & Spa in Baaden-Baaden, [...]
10 Great Health Foods
Following, in alphabetical order, are the Mayo Clinic's top picks. These 10 foods are some of the healthiest because they meet at least three of the following criteria... 1. Apples 2. Almonds 3. Broccoli 4. Blueberries 5. Red beans 6. Salmon 7. Spinach 8. Sweet potatoes 9. Vegetable juice 10. Wheat germ
America’s Best Hospitals 2006
U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings are in. Good hospital care may just be around the corner, if all you need is a routine procedure—sometimes even major surgery. But a difficult condition or a complex operation demands a higher standard of care, especially if the risk is compounded by advanced age, frailty, obesity, or some other [...]
US News & World Report’s Best Health Plans 2005
U.S. News and the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the major accrediting body for managed-care health plans, joined forces to rank hundreds of the nation's health maintenance organizations and point-of-service plans based on quality. Find out which plans came out at the top in the U.S. News rankings.
US News & World Report Best Hospitals 2005
U.S. News has issued annual rankings of America's medical centers for 16 years. Hospitals are ranked in 17 specialties, from cancer and heart disease to pediatrics and urology. Unlike other hospital rankings, "America's Best Hospitals" looks at entire specialties rather than at specific procedures.
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