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Republicans push alternative to default in debt-ceiling battle

01/15/2013 majac Your Health Matters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers are preparing to introduce legislation to direct the U.S. Treasury to make interest payments on U.S. bonds first and then prioritize other government outlays in case Congress does not raise the debt ceiling. Supporters of the idea see it as a politically palatable alternative to default, which could rattle markets as occurred in the summer of 2011. The likelihood of another market-unsettling event is challenging Republicans to find another idea as they use the debt ceiling as leverage to extract spending cuts from President Barack Obama. …

President Barack Obama

Flu Shot Causes Flu? Nonsense – 4 Flu Vaccine Myths

01/15/2013 majac Your Health Matters

Dr. Richard Besser, ABC New’s chief health and medical correspondent, held a tweet chat on twitter, in part to dispel the four biggest myths and misgivings people have about getting the flu vaccine. Medical experts from Boston Children’s Hospital, The Mayo Clinic and the CDC also weighed in.

Boston Children Hospital, CDC, health, Richard Besser

Maduro stands in for Venezuela’s ailing Chavez in key speech

01/15/2013 majac Your Health Matters

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro gave a brief state of the nation address on Tuesday in place of his ailing boss, Hugo Chavez, who has not been seen in public since going to Cuba for cancer surgery more than a month ago. Maduro stood in for Chavez with a 10-minute speech to Congress in which he defended the president's decision to rule the OPEC nation from a hospital bed in Havana, despite opposition calls for him to step aside and name a temporary leader. …

Cuba, Hugo Chavez, OPEC

No exercise, more than lying around, tied to fat in kids

01/15/2013 majac Your Health Matters

(Reuters) – For children, time spent actually inactive – such as lying on the couch – appears to have less of an impact on how much body fat they have than a lack of exercise does, according to a U.S. study. Researchers, whose study appeared in the Journal of Pediatrics, found that the more minutes children spent exercising at the pace of a fast walk each day, the lower their percentage of body fat. But the time they spent lying around made no difference. …

Study asks: are e-visits as good as office appointments?

01/15/2013 majac Your Health Matters

(Reuters) – “E-visits” to the doctor? According to a U.S. study, they may be just as effective as in-person office visits for uncomplicated ailments such as sinus infections and urinary tract infections – and much cheaper. For e-visits, patients fill out online forms about their symptoms and a doctor or nurse gets back to them within a few hours with treatment advice. …

Obama to propose sweeping gun control measures Wednesday

01/15/2013 majac Your Health Matters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will propose an assault weapons ban and better background checks for gun buyers on Wednesday as part of a package of proposals to curb gun violence one month after the Newtown school massacre. The proposals will include executive and legislative measures, with the latter sure to face an uphill battle in Congress, where appetite for renewing an assault weapons ban is low. …

KMA Revisits Decongestion Exercise

01/15/2013 majac Exercise

Kumasi — THE KUMASI Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has declared its intention to revisit the decongestion exercise to facilitate the free flow of both Human and vehicular movement in the metropolis. The city authorities have, therefore, warned traders …
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Easy weight loss comes from cardio exercise

01/15/2013 majac Exercise

This time of year, everyone wants a quick answer to the magic question “How can I lose weight and fast?” It remains simple: For long-term weight loss success, you have to burn more calories than you take in and eat balanced meals that you can continue …
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How I 'Trick' Myself into Exercise When All I Want to Do is Hibernate

01/15/2013 majac Exercise

I hate January. Not because it's cold and dreary (for that reason I only slightly loathe January) but because everyday I have to hear my husband complain about the “New Year's” people at his gym. The ones who take “his” parking spot, use “his” locker …
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Lunge Jumps Bodyweight Exercise Video Revealed From Bodyweight Torch

01/15/2013 majac Exercise

A brand new program called “Bodyweight Torch” was just released from Mike Whitfield, a trainer in Atlanta, GA and inside this bodyweight exercises workout is an advanced bodyweight exercise called lunge jumps. Whitfield, who propelled into the fitness …
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Bodyweight Torch, GA, Mike Whitfield

Tips for easing exercise muscle aches

01/15/2013 majac Exercise

By now, that New Year's exercise resolution has likely rewarded you with more than a few sore muscles. Recovery from the aches can be helped by commonsense techniques like eating healthfully and sleeping six to eight hours a night, but there are a few …
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Risk to all ages: 100 kids die of flu each year

01/15/2013 majac Your Health Matters

NEW YORK (AP) — How bad is this flu season, exactly? Look to the children.

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