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Is Sweating Good?

Perspiration isn't generally considered desirable. It makes clothes wet and uncomfortable, it makes our skin unpleasant to touch and it often smells bad. But the biological fact is that sweating is essential to good health, especially during exercise.

Why? Humans take in and use water for a number of important physiological functions. It provides a medium for cells and tissues. It makes possible the transport throughout the body of important elements or compounds like sodium and sugar not to mention forming part of the blood that moves them. It provides structural cohesion and lubrication between all parts. But there's one more highly important function it helps perform: temperature control.

Homeostasis is the body's ability to keep certain processes and factors in equilibrium, this is not too far from a central point. Body temperature is one key item among those. When body temperature gets too high, we experience fever and ultimately heat stroke. If it's too low, we get chills. Both are signs that the body is in a less than ideal state. (Continue)

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Health costs race past inflation
Health insurance premiums in 2007 rose 6.1 percent, the lowest growth rate in eight years but still well above inflation and worker earnings, according to the latest annual survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:40:41 -0700)

Health Highlights: Aug. 31, 2010
Title: Health Highlights: Aug. 31, 2010 Category: Health News Created: 8/31/2010 12:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010 (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:29:22 -0700)

Health Reform Politics: Florida Court On Ballot Question; Repeal Campaign Touted By Conservatives; Nebraska Flap
Health News Florida: "The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that targeted the new federal-health reform law, ruling that state lawmakers included misleading wording that could not be fixed. Justices, in a 5-2 ruling, upheld a circuit judge's decision to strip 'Amendment 9' from the November ballot. ... (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:44:39 -0700)

Health Highlights: Sept. 2, 2010
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:02:34 -0700)

Health bosses to be offered bumper pay offs
HEALTH bosses in the region are set to be offered a year’s salary to resign from their posts as part of a nationwide scheme, it has emerged. (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:10:24 -0700)

Health services end due to funding
ESCANABA - Public Health, Delta & Menominee (PDHM) counties has announced the closing of its Alcohol & Other Drug Services (AODS) treatment program. This closure will affect both the Delta and Menominee offices. (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:15:05 -0700)

Health district sues Sutter over transferred $120 million
Now that Sutter Health has returned control over Marin General Hospital to its owner, the Marin Healthcare District, the district is making good on an earlier threat to sue Sutter. The suit is over Sutter’s transfer of $120 million out of Marin General into the Sutter Health network over the past four years. (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:33:22 -0700)

Health Reform: Already Good for Small Biz Workers?
According to a new study, once the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented, 95% of American workers will have health insurance through their jobs, up from 85% today. (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:28:21 -0700)