Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
BOSTON (AP) — Eli Lilly and Co. has settled a lawsuit brought by four sisters who contended their breast cancer was caused by a drug their mother took during pregnancy in the 1950s, a move some believe could trigger financial settlements in scores of other claims brought by women around the country.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez remained on his sickbed in Cuba on Thursday while supporters planned to rally in his honor on the day he should have been sworn in for a new six-year term in the South American OPEC nation. The postponement of the inauguration, a first in Venezuelan history, has laid bare the gravity of Chavez's condition after complications from a fourth cancer operation in his pelvic area. …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, who has tried to limit the influence of money in politics, is relying on federal contractors and businesses that profited from his campaign to pay as much as $1 million for his inauguration party later this month. The fundraising strategy marks a shift from Obama's 2009 inauguration, when he banned corporate money and limited individual contributions to showcase his commitment to transparency and clean government. …
MARQUETTE — Emergency services flocked to the Marquette Board of Light and Power Plant Number Four Wednesday, but not for an emergency. It was a full scale hazardous materials training exercise involving law enforcement, military, and everything in …
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Shaking, vomiting, muscle pain, collapsing… No, I'm not talking about the flu season, I'm talking about the season opener of The Biggest Loser. As a person who has grown to love hiking and yoga for all of the positive benefits they provide, it's …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States could save $2 trillion in healthcare spending over the next decade, if the U.S. government used its influence in the public and private sectors to nudge soaring costs into line with economic growth, a study released on Thursday said. Compiled by the nonpartisan Commonwealth Fund, the study recommends holding the $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare system to an annual spending target by having Medicare, Medicaid, other government programs and private insurers encourage providers to accelerate adoption of more cost-effective care. …
(Reuters) – About one in 25 U.S. teens has attempted suicide, and one in eight has thought about it, according to a national study based on interviews with thousands of teens. Researchers, whose findings appeared in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, said those numbers are similar to the prevalence of lifetime suicidal thinking and attempts reported by adults, suggesting that the teenage years are an especially vulnerable time. …
BOSTON (Reuters) – With flu cases in this city up tenfold from last year, the mayor of Boston declared a public health emergency on Wednesday as authorities around the United States scrambled to cope with a rising number of patients. U.S. health authorities say the flu arrived about a month earlier than usual this year, and the flu strain making most people sick – H3N2 – has a reputation for causing fairly severe illness, especially in the elderly. As a result, hospitals around the country have been forced to find additional space to treat the ill, and some have had to turn people away. …
BOSTON (AP) — Boston declared a public health emergency Wednesday as flu season struck in earnest and the state reported 18 flu-related deaths so far.
Alternative medicine weighs in on stopping the flu. by Ryan Naquin. Posted: 2 hrs, 11 mins ago. save. send. print · Ryan Naquin. Ryan joins NewsChannel 15 from Louisiana. He is excited to be reporting on events and happenings in and around the Grand …
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