In an effort — as of this week unsuccessful — to generate more Republican support for the economic recovery package, President Obama has conceded a provision that would have made it easier for states to extend Medicaid coverage for family planning services to low-income families. Yet, just two weeks ago on the anniversary of
Roe v. Wade
, he issued a stirring statement that proclaimed:
“…[W]e are united in our determination to prevent unintended Read the rest of this entry »

Phoenix, AZ, November 16, 2008 –(
)– Local Phoenix, Arizona fat loss expert Curtis Hoekstra is the founder of Arizona Fitness Boot Camp, which employs Rapid Fire Interval workouts . The program offers rapid fat loss group training workouts claiming twice the results in less than half the time with their 30-minute express workouts that are a third the cost of typical one-on-one personal training. Their first location was launched in Phoenix back Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – As layoffs loom and pensions plummet, more people are unrolling their yoga mats and polishing their poses to find flexibility and sanity amid the financial chaos.
Fitness experts say gym memberships are holding steady, or rising, and yoga classes are thriving.
“The economy may have taken a downturn, but attendance in our yoga classes has grown,” said Jess Gronholm, National Yoga Coordinator for the Crunch health club Read the rest of this entry »

Faced with worsening forecasts for the economy, President-elect Barack Obama is expanding his economic recovery plan and will seek to create 3 million jobs in the next two years, up from a goal of 2.5 million jobs set just last month, several advisers to Obama saidSaturday.
Even Obama's more ambitious goal would not fully offset as many as 4 million jobs that some economists are projecting might be lost in the coming year, according to the Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 17 (Reuters) – At least $150 billion of the U.S.
economic stimulus bill to be signed by President Barack Obama
on Tuesday involves health-related spending, including money
for medical research and assistance to states in providing
health insurance for the poor.
Here are some of the measure’s health-related provisions.
– $87 billion to boost the federal contribution to states
to pay for health insurance through the Medicaid program for
the Read the rest of this entry »

The Irish government on Tuesday announced that “very scarce” health resources have led it to abandon a plan to vaccinate all 12-year-old girls in the republic against human papillomavirus, some strains of which can lead to cervical cancer, the
reports. According to Minister for Health Mary Harney, the economic situation in Ireland has “rapidly and seriously” deteriorated since the plan was announced in August. The
reports that the vaccination Read the rest of this entry »

HARRISONBURG, Va. –
Barack Obama will focus on the economy and how his tax plans would help the middle class in a half-hour political infomercial Wednesday night.
The program, scheduled to run on television networks on the 79th anniversary of the stock-market crash of 1929, “will share the specifics of Obama’s plans to turn the economy around and get the country back on track,” campaign spokesman Bill Burton said Tuesday.
“We want to make sure Read the rest of this entry »

Worse, today’s economic situation has created increased levels of stress, a contributing factor to depression, cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions. The American Psychological Association reports that almost half of Americans say they are increasingly stressed about their ability to provide for their family’s basic needs. Eight out of 10 cited the economy as a significant cause of stress, up 66 percent from six months earlier. Similarly, Read the rest of this entry »

Barack Obama is about to see a whole lot of wish lists.
The president-elect ran on a promise of change, and
when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20, he’ll run into a host of colleagues, interest groups and voters clamoring for that
change. And fast.
But despite the seemingly conflicting challenges of pushing new spending while easing the tax
burden on the middle class, Obama and his aides are hinting that they intend to fill Read the rest of this entry »

,
Jan. 8
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The current economic downturn has affected women’s ability to plan and prepare for expensive long-term care costs, such as nursing home stays, according to a new survey released today by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). The survey, conducted by StrategyOne on behalf of AHIP, found that 60 percent of women say the economy has affected their ability to plan for future long-term care costs.
“Women have Read the rest of this entry »