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Thousands Line Up for Promise of Free Health Care
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — They came for new teeth mostly, but also for blood pressure checks, mammograms, immunizations and acupuncture for pain. Neighboring South Los Angeles is a place where health care is scarce, and so when it was offered nearby, word got around.
For the second day in a row, thousands of people lined up on [...]
From The Huffington Post: Internal Memo Confirms POTUS & White House Cut Secret Deal With Big Pharma
A memo obtained by the Huffington Post confirms that the White House and the pharmaceutical lobby secretly agreed to precisely the sort of wide-ranging deal that both parties have been denying over the past week.
The memo, which according to a knowledgeable health care lobbyist was prepared by a person directly involved in the negotiations, lists [...]
3 Ways You Can Turn Panic Into Happiness
We are witnessing an outbreak of panic and fear as people in the US respond with misunderstanding and ignorance to falsely perceived threats to their welfare. There is a tremendous fear of and resistance to change, which cause further suffering.
Panic affects us all at different times, but for some it dominates their day-to-day life. “I [...]
OPINION / Dr. Andrew Weil – Let’s Take the Stomachache Out of Health Care Reform: One Patient’s Story
In discussing health care reform, it’s easy to become mired in statistics and abstractions, so let’s examine it in personal terms. Here’s the story of a patient I saw recently that provides a specific example of what medicine does now — and what, in my view, it must learn to do.
The man was relatively healthy, [...]
New Research Shows Fatty Foods Affect Memory and Exercise
Eating fatty food appears to take an almost immediate toll on both short-term memory and exercise performance, according to new research on rats and people.
It’s already known that long-term consumption of a high-fat diet is associated with weight gain, heart disease and declines in cognitive function. But the new research shows how indulging in fatty [...]
How Did The ‘Death Panel’ Rumour Get Started
The stubborn yet false rumor that President Obama’s health care proposals would create government-sponsored “death panels” to decide which patients were worthy of living seemed to arise from nowhere in recent weeks.
Advanced even this week by Republican stalwarts including the party’s last vice-presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, and Charles E. Grassley, the veteran Iowa senator, the [...]
The Best Cars For College-Bound Students
If you’re shopping for a car for your college-bound student, you may be trying to decide between a clunker and something brand new. The clunker will accept four years of hard use and neglect without serious harm. The new car likely will see your student through college and, it is hoped, beyond.
If you’re among the [...]
Airlines to Begin Asking Passengers for More Information
U.S. airlines on Saturday will begin asking travelers to provide their birth date and sex for the first time under a new aviation security requirement, federal officials said Wednesday.
The change comes as the Department of Homeland Security takes over responsibility for checking airline passenger names against government watch lists. The additional personal information, which airlines [...]
THE STORY THE WHITE HOUSE DOESN’T WANT YOU TO READ: U.S. Home Foreclosures Set Another Record In July
U.S. home loans failed at a record pace in July despite ongoing federal and state programs to avoid foreclosures, which have severely strained housing and the economy.
Foreclosure activity jumped 7 percent in July from June and 32 percent from a year earlier as one in every 355 households with a loan got a foreclosure filing, [...]
Fed & World Bank Say Recession Over, But Jobless Claims Up, Retail Sales Dip Unexpectedly For July. What’s Up?
Retail sales disappointed in July and the number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week. The latest government reports reinforced concerns about how quickly consumers will be able to contribute to a broad economic recovery.
“There is really no positive spin to put on these numbers,” Jennifer Lee, an economist [...]
