Health Insurance Not Like Other Insurance Lost in the debate over healthcare is the fact that health insurance differs from other types of insurance, a U.S. researcher says. Ty Leverty, assistant professor of finance in the Tippie College of Business and Tristar risk management fellow at the University of Iowa, suggests health insurance differs from other types of insurance in three key ways.

Tough Economy Can Take Its Toll on Your Health

The longest recession since World War II has wreaked havoc on consumers' personal finances and thrown millions out of work. The emotional upheaval from the sick economy also has resulted in physical ailments, such as headaches, backaches, neck aches and insomnia. In other words, the economy can be bad for your health.

Know Your 'Elevator Speech' to Get a Job

Opportunities to network present themselves everywhere -- meetings, clubs, grocery stores, parks, college classes and church. But meeting people isn't enough. Conscious networking takes preparation.

Most Businesses Can't Handle Flu Outbreak

Only one-third of U.S. businesses say they could sustain their business if half of their workers were absent for two weeks due to H1N1 flu, a survey indicates. The survey is part of an ongoing series on the country's response to the H1N1 flu outbreak undertaken by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health.