“This is going to be a real plus for people who would like to have health insurance between jobs,” said Stuart Altman, a professor of health policy at Brandeis University.
Individual workers would get a $400 tax credit and couples $800 in 2009 and 2010. Unlike last year’s stimulus program, which sent out one-time checks, the stimulus would take less tax money from workers’ paychecks. The tax cut, estimated at about $13 a week in 2009, would begin Read the rest of this entry »
that have been recalled in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, which has made at least 600 people ill and is tied to nine deaths, the Associated Press reports. With the poor economy and millions of families depending on food pantries for help, it’s a particularly bad time to have to toss thousands of pounds of food. The Houston Food Bank, for example, has already thrown out 3,000 recalled peanut products, and the Cleveland Food Clinic has discarded Read the rest of this entry »
Japan emperor turns 75, pledges to care for family
TOKYO (AFP) — Japanese Emperor Akihito turned 75 on Tuesday, pledging to work for the betterment of the imperial family as his worries about the state of the world’s oldest monarchy inflict a toll on his own health.
Akihito, who next year marks 20 years on the Chrysanthemum Throne, cancelled a customary annual news conference and part of the ceremonies for his birthday.
The son of wartime Read the rest of this entry »
ScienceDaily (Jan. 22, 2009)
— Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered how a whole class of commonly used chemotherapy drugs can block cancer growth. Their findings, recently reported online at the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition, suggest that a subgroup of cancer patients might particularly benefit from these drugs.
The anthracycline class of chemotherapeutics — doxorubicin Read the rest of this entry »
“I know I need to improve – my fitness, my game,” he admitted
while addressing the fallout from the sacking of his club manager, Luiz
Felipe Scolari. Imagine, then, if England’s friendly with Spain had been a
World Cup qualifier. His obvious lack of confidence would have represented a
genuine concern.
But if that admission was typically honest of the Chelsea and England captain,
it also raised several questions about the central Read the rest of this entry »
JOPLIN – The state of the economy dominates nearly every discussion in every corner of American society at this time, and Missouri Southern State University is no different.
Missouri’s new governor, Jay Nixon, Wednesday announced that an agreement was reached with Missouri’s public four-year colleges and universities. In fiscal year 2010, the institutions will receive the same state appropriation they received in fiscal year 2009, according to the Read the rest of this entry »
3169 99th St., Urbandale
: Primary feature is the Total Body Fitness Challenge, a nine-week class that increases flexibility, strength and balance. The challenge includes cardio workout sessions of kickboxing with bags and gloves and resistance training sessions using two-handled medicine balls, balance balls, resistance bands and jump ropes. Participants are given baseline tests before the challenge and are tested midway through and at the end Read the rest of this entry »
London, January 16:
A British doctor has warned that chronic stress caused by economic uncertainty may reduce men’s testosterone levels.
Past studies have shown that low levels of testosterone can lead to increased risk of diabetes, osteoporosis and depression
, while increased levels are associated with higher sex drive.
Testosterone does not only affect men’s physical health but also the emotional and mental aspects of men’s health and Read the rest of this entry »
Progress is made not by leaps and bounds, but by small steps on a clear path toward where we want to go.
While there is optimism that universal health care is coming soon under an Obama administration with a Democratically dominated House and Senate, we should not wait on that promise to make progress. Health care in the United States is a massive business, and while its goal is to deliver the best care to our population, it does remain a multibillion-dollar Read the rest of this entry »
It’s less than three weeks into the new year, and you may have already burned out on your resolutions to lose weight and get fit.
Maybe this is a pattern you’d like to change.
Hopkinton resident Helena Collins, a 26-year veteran of the fitness industry and owner of two workout studios in Boston, has developed a fun and economical eight-week online program to help you get back on track. Called Walking and Water Go! Bag, the program gradually helps Read the rest of this entry »