Month: February 2014

A trip to the funeral home is not a one-way ride for this man.

A trip to the funeral home is not a one-way ride for this man.

By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday to apply new restrictions on abortions that lawmakers said are aimed at protecting women’s health but opponents say are designed to shut down clinics. The legislation includes a provision similar to one put in place in neighboring Texas that requires physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at an appropriately equipped hospital within 30 miles of their practice. The Republican lawmaker who wrote the legislation, Mike Ritze, a physician, said his goal was to ensure women who experience complications like hemorrhaging, can have access to hospital care immediately. Opponents argue that, given the sparse population in most of Oklahoma, the admitting privileges requirement places an unjust burden on clinics and punishes people in rural parts of the state where medical care can be scarce.

By Jamie McGeever LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks fell on Friday and the euro rose to its highest level this year after euro zone inflation unexpectedly held steady this month, cooling growing expectations the European Central Bank might ease monetary policy as early as next week. That followed the biggest weekly fall in China's currency for two decades and came ahead of the first estimate later in the day of U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter of last year. Investors also kept close tabs on Ukraine, where the central bank capped bank withdrawals and banned trading of certain currency contracts, as the acting President dismissed the army chief of staff and Russian helicopters were dispatched to Crimea. Diminishing prospects of an interest rate cut by the ECB as early as next week was the biggest driver, though.

The foods you eat and even the way you sleep can add years to your face and may shorten your lifespan. Here, experts discuss the most common age-accelerating habits and ways to reverse the process.

Shield your heart like a pro with these tips from heart doctors about what they do to keep their own hearts functioning and healthy.

Fermented foods recently have been shown to be beneficial to weight loss — yet … She has refused to diet, even if it costs her an acting job. … may want to consider revamping her diet of candy and hot dogs for health reasons.