InsWeb’s Insurance Blog | Auto, Home, Life, Health, Renters http://blog.insweb.com/ InsWeb insurance bloggers keep you up to date with the latest information on auto, home, life, health, renters, motorcycle and business insurance. en Copyright 2016 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:49:27 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Report: 9 Million Americans Lost Health Insurance Due to Unemployment Roughly 9 million Americans lost their health insurance as a result of the economic downturn, according to a new report*. In all, an estimated 52 million Americans are currently without health insurance.

]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/09/health-insurance-unemployment.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/09/health-insurance-unemployment.html Health Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:49:27 -0800 Report: 9 Million Americans Lost Health Insurance Due to the Recession Roughly 9 million Americans lost their health insurance as a result of the economic downturn, according to a new report*. In all, 52 million Americans are currently without health insurance.

]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/09/lost-health-insurance-recession.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/09/lost-health-insurance-recession.html Health Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:33:32 -0800 Could a Traffic Ticket Save Your Life? Nobody likes getting a traffic ticket--they're expensive, cause your auto insurance rate to increase and are a real pain in the you-know-what. But according to a new study, a ticket could save your life.

]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/09/traffic-tickets-save-lives.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/09/traffic-tickets-save-lives.html Auto Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:46:43 -0800 Why Isn't Texting While Driving as Taboo as Driving Drunk? Research has shown that a driver texting while behind the wheel is as dangerous as a drunk driver. In fact, drivers who send texts while driving are 23 times more likely to be involved in an accident than those who don't.

 

Yet, for whatever reason, texting while driving is still deemed acceptable by many drivers while drunk driving is considered taboo.

]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/08/texting-drunk-driving.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/08/texting-drunk-driving.html Auto Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:45:20 -0800 Want to Lose Weight? Chew More The more you chew, the less you eat, according to new research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.


]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/08/weight-loss-chewing.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/08/weight-loss-chewing.html Health Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:22:30 -0800 10 Most Stolen Vehicles in America Last week, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) released a top-10 list of the most frequently stolen vehicles in the United States.


]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/08/most-stolen-vehicles.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/08/most-stolen-vehicles.html Auto Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:06:43 -0800 How Dangerous are NSAID Painkillers? Americans are addicted to painkillers. In fact, more than 20 million Americans take NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) on a daily basis. But how dangerous are these drugs?

]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/08/nsaid-dangers.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/08/nsaid-dangers.html Health Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:19:51 -0800 Insurers to Offer Birth Control Without Co-Pays Beginning next year, patients will no longer have co-payments or deductibles when receiving contraceptive and other preventive health services.

]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/08/birth-control.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/08/birth-control.html Health Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:18:47 -0800 Happy Meals are Getting Healthier In an effort to offer healthier meals to children, McDonalds plans to decrease the portion of French fries and include a fruit or vegetable serving in each of its Happy Meals.

]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/07/happy-meals-healthy.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/07/happy-meals-healthy.html Health Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:41:34 -0800 PTSD? Smartphone Apps Can Help Soldiers suffering the invisible wounds of war have a new weapon against post-traumatic stress disorder: smartphone applications.

]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/07/ptsd-smartphone-app.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/07/ptsd-smartphone-app.html Health Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:40:08 -0800 Flu Vaccines are Already on the Way Though the 2011 flu season is still three months away, flu vaccines are already on the way.

 

Looking to avoid a potentially crippling shortage of vaccines, some drug manufacturers are disbursing shipments early.

]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/07/2011-flu-season.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/07/2011-flu-season.html Health Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:58:48 -0800 Pharmacy Mistakes May Be Fatal By catching drug-interactions and dosage errors made by physicians and other prescribers, pharmacists save lives. But an editorial posted this week on PeoplesPharmacy.com explains that pharmacies are far from perfect.

]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/07/pharmacy-mistakes.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/07/pharmacy-mistakes.html Health Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:16:04 -0800 Should Golf Carts Include Seat Belts? Seat belts for golf carts--you've got to be kidding, right? Nope. Golf-cart fatalities aren't an everyday occurrence, but they do occur more often than you might think.

]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/07/golf-cart-seat-belts.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/07/golf-cart-seat-belts.html Offbeat Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:42:10 -0800 More Drivers Use Social Media for Car Insurance Advice In the good old days--that is, the era before MySpace--drivers interested in learning more about car insurance might rely on their insurance agent, a family member or even Consumer Reports to guide them.

 

But in today's high-tech world, that's quickly changing.

]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/07/car-insurance-advice.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/07/car-insurance-advice.html Auto Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:30:42 -0800 New Study: More Americans Praying Over Health The number of Americans praying about personal health issues has increased 36 percent from 1999 to 2007, according to a new study from the American Psychological Association.

]]> http://blog.insweb.com/2011/06/prayer-health.html http://blog.insweb.com/2011/06/prayer-health.html Health Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:01:06 -0800