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THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) — The rate of home births in the United States has made a dramatic upturn since 2004, reversing a trend of decline throughout the 1990s, government health officials said Thursday. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

June Tierney and Kellie Burke never envisioned island living in the Vermont woods, but Tropical Storm Irene had other ideas. Their home, a two-story, natural-sided saltbox, was a rural idyll on a wooded 10-acre lot off a dirt road, with … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” of Ohio-based American Modern Home Insurance Company (AMHIC) and its subsidiaries. The outlook for the ratings is stable. Germany’s Munich … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

The city council in Minot, N.D., has approved a plan that could result in the acquisition of more than 270 properties for future flood protection measures. The voluntary program calls for negotiations to begin with willing landowners, with a goal … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

One of the world's smallest surviving babies is headed home. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Jackson County supervisors have approved a payment of $500,949 to Island Winds Title Co. to close on seven homes. According to The Mississippi Press, the action brings the county closer to completing its role in a federal buyout program meant … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

New York financial regulators are reportedly investigating several major banks to find out whether they fraudulently steered homeowners into more expensive home insurance. According to The New York Times, the office of Benjamin Lawsky, the superintendent of New York State’s … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez never had cancer despite having been diagnosed with the disease last month and having her thyroid gland removed on Jan 4, her spokesman said on Saturday. The government announced just… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

MONDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) — Spinal manipulation and home exercise are more effective at relieving neck pain in the long term than medications, according to new research. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

FRIDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) — Having an abusive boss can do more than ruin your workday, it can also harm your family life, new research suggests. View full post on Yahoo! Health News