Day: January 13, 2017

Personalized IRS letters nudge uninsured to get coverage

If you haven’t signed up for health insurance, you may soon be getting a not-too-subtle nudge from the taxman. The IRS is sending personalized letters to millions of taxpayers who might be uninsured, reminding them that they could be on the hook for hundreds of dollars in fines under the federal health care law if they don’t sign up soon through HealthCare.gov.

Mumps outbreak

A health crisis is affecting our state. 36 people in Spokane now have the mumps and, some kids who haven’t been immunized against the disease won’t be allowed in school for weeks at a time.

US Congress approves first step for repealing Obamacare

The US House of Representatives on Friday joined the Senate in passing a critical measure that marks the first major step toward repealing outgoing President Barack Obama’s landmark but controversial health care reforms. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan arrives for his weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitors Center at the U.S. Capitol January 12, 2017 in Washington, DC.

IRS letters nudge uninsured to get coverage

WASHINGTON  - If you haven’t signed up for health insurance, you may soon be getting a not-too-subtle nudge from the taxman. The IRS is sending personalized letters to millions of taxpayers who might be uninsured, reminding them that they could be on the hook for hundreds of dollars in fines under the federal health care law if they don’t sign up soon through HealthCare.gov.

Former addicts warn of heroin comeback

Heroin and synthetic opioids like K-2 are taking an alarming number of lives each year in this country, and a recent raid revealed heroin trafficking here in East Texas. A task force raid on Kilgore and Gilmer locations net guns, cash, assorted drugs, and the disturbing find of heroin.

Jojoba/Aloe Vera Moisturizing Cream

… others any way she can. One way she chooses to help is by offering information on the benefits and uses of natural health and healing methods for the well-being of both people and pets. Dee also teaches Aromatherapy, Reflexology and Color/Crystal …

Blood drive, shoes, bikes a ” Chargers departure affects more than football

The San Diego Blood Bank, Rady Children’s Hospital, local schools and other organizations across the county on Friday were adjusting to life in the year 2017 A.C. “It’s going to leave a tremendous void in the community,” said Debbie Pollakov, co-founder of Bikes for Kids, which has worked with the team and its players for more than a decade. “I don’t think the folks of San Diego realize the extent of the generosity of the Spanos family and the Chargers.

Emerging Horizons ribbon cutting

A ribbon cutting was held Friday, to welcome Emerging Horizons-Empowered Mind, Body and Soul, a new business promoting spiritual, mental and physical well being, to Blackfoot. Kebbie Wheeler and Tauna Butler opened the business to help people find peace and serenity in there lives using Aura and Chakra imaging, as well as massage and Bowen therapy and providing Time Laboratory essential oils.

Mumps outbreak in Washington worst in years

… and county totals released this week . It is the worst outbreak in Washington in 26 years, a state Department of Health spokesman told the Spokesman-Review in Spokane. But the virus has turned up throughout the region, including four cases in Fife …

Pregnant hypertensive women more likely to give birth to boys

Pregnant women with high blood pressure are more likely to have a boy as scientists say those who have hypertension – caused by a diet high in salt, smoking or drinking too much – are more likely to have a boy, according to new research, while the reverse is also true. Researchers from the Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto examined whether blood pressure had a role in determining sex ratio of babies.

Ikpeazu comes to ailing Prince James Uche’s rescue

Help has finally come the way of ailing Nollywood actor, Prince James Uche, as Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has donated N3 million as well as approved N10 million as the state’s contribution to save the actor from from dying. Uche is due to travel abroad for further treatment.

Flu level raised to widespread in Ky. –

The Kentucky Department for Public Health , within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services is raising the influenza level in the state from “regional” to “widespread.” Widespread activity is the highest level of flu activity, which indicates increased flu-like activity or flu outbreaks in at least half of the regions in the state.

Woman’s death raises specter of superbug outbreak :0

Nevada public health officials reported that the woman in her 70s, who had recently returned from India, died in September from an infection that was resistant to all 26 antibiotics. “I think this is the harbinger of future badness to come,” Dr. Alexander Kallen, a medical officer with the CDC, told statnews.com.

How surgical weight loss is saving lives

Weight loss surgery is known to help people battling severe obesity lose weight, but it also saves lives by helping patients defeat diseases associated with obesity. Studies show that weight loss surgery helps resolve many weight-related health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heartburn and sleep apnea, said Dr. Hamilton S. Le, medical director of the INTEGRIS Weight Loss Center.

Officials kick off ReNewMS

… together.” The statewide initiative is a collaboration between agencies such as Medicaid, Mississippi Department of Health Services, Mississippi Department of Mental Services, Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services, the court services, …

5 Health Reasons To Eat Red Bananas

… Red bananas have a unique flavor, similar to yellow, but mixed with the taste of raspberries. They also provide more health benefits than the widely recognized, traditional banana. Tory Tedrow, a registered dietitian and a certified nutrition …

new US agrees to pay billions to Marines affected by toxic water

The Obama administration has agreed to provide disability benefits totaling more than $2 billion to veterans who had been exposed to contaminated drinking water while assigned to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Beginning in March, the cash payouts from the Department of Veterans Affairs may supplement VA health care already being provided to eligible veterans stationed at the Marine base for at least 30 days cumulative between Aug. 1, 1953, and Dec. 31, 1987.

U.S. House votes to begin repealing Obamacare

… about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost of repealing President Barack Obama’s landmark health insurance law. The House voted 227-198 to instruct committees to draft legislation by a target date of Jan. 27 that would …

Nathan Littauer Dialysis Center opens to public

Derek Gray, from Caroga Lake, is not only the youngest, but the first patient to use the new Gloversville Dialysis Center on 99 Easterly St. The facility was opened with a partnership between Nathan Littauer Hospital and American Renal Associates . It offers patients in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis.