… elite enclave of liberal activism. On Tuesday, in his State of the State speech, he called for an Obamcare-style health insurance mandate, praised the expansion of Medicaid and vowed a crusade against the scourge of drug addiction. But on Wednesday …
Month: January 2017
Why the ‘gluten-free movement’ is less of a fad than we thought
… stigmatized as faddish foodies or placebo-addled hypochondriacs who don’t understand the science behind a serious health problem. According to a new study published this month in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, their number tripled between 2009 …
Kawitan exhibit crows start of Chinese new year fete
IT’S ON, the month-long Kawitan ti Sanglay art exhibit practically kicked off the Chinese New Year celebration this year as host Peter Ng welcomed the Pasakalye artists saying that it could help their effort to reach out to the Baguio folk through arts. Ng led members of the Fil-Chinese community including William Ang, considered as the godfather of the community, in welcoming the artists mustered by Bookends owner Maricar Docyogen Thursday prior the fellowship with the local media.
Love will endure whatever may come
… and encouragement, I have come to realize how much my mother also struggled. She has always been in relatively good health, but since they had such a close relationship, she naturally became absorbed in what he was going through. I am sorry to say …
Judge temporarily halts North Carolina Medicaid expansion effort
… Medicaid coverage to potentially hundreds of thousands of uninsured people through President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. The order issued by U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan came a day after Republican legislative leaders sued to …
Letter: Let’s hold Trump to his promise
… benefits. During Monday’s farewell address, President Barack Obama again declared his willingness to support a health-care initiative that is better than Obamacare. So let’s hope the stage is set for a bipartisan approach to a more affordable and …
Assisted living facility in Minot provides innovative care
For the residents, interactive life stations designed to help memory recall are found throughout the assisted living center while support groups for caregivers is available as well. “As a corporation, Edgewood Vista has a well-known history of providing dementia care,” Keller said.
Carrie Lou Rausch with her husband, Paul, on their wedding day.
Carrie Lou Rausch, 108, has been in an assisted living facility for almost three years, but her funds to remain there were running dry. Since her home in Columbus, Ohio, doesn’t accept Medicaid, Rausch faced a problem unless she came up with some more money.
PHOTOS: ‘Forgotten victims of war’ to be highlighted in Hampshire photography exhibition
Internally displaced Afghans are living in “stone age conditions,” uprooted from their homes and villages after years of civil war and escape from Taliban fighting. The ex-Stroud School pupil who grew up on Northlands Road, Southampton, will be showing a selection of his work from the last eight years at city centre coffee shop Mettricks Guildhall.
Brain glutathione levels–a novel biomarker for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.
Extant data from in vivo animal models and postmortem studies indicate that Alzheimer’s disease pathology is associated with reduction of the brain antioxidant glutathione , yet direct clinical evidence has been lacking. In this study, we investigated GSH modulation in the brain with AD and assessed the diagnostic potential of GSH estimation in hippocampi and frontal cortices as a biomarker for AD and its prodromal stage, mild cognitive impairment .
What tobacco control could do to the world
Policies to control tobacco use, including tobacco tax and price increases can generate significant government revenues for health and development work, according to a new landmark global report from World Health Organisation and the National Cancer Institute of the United States of America. Such measures can also greatly reduce tobacco use and protect people’s health from the world’s leading killers, such as cancers and heart disease.
ean Ralston claims top prize in Holiday Sparkle scratch game
A Grundy County woman says she’s always thrilled when she wins her money back playing the lottery, but last week she won a lot more than that. Jean Ralston of Grundy Center claimed one of the $10,000 top prizes available in the lottery’s “Holiday Sparkle” scratch game.
Gov. Martinez releases details on proposed state solvency package
… to state employee contribution. The elimination of some credits and assessments paid by Medicaid to the New Mexico Health Exchange and New Mexico Medical Insurance Pool (total of $17 million recurring). A hard one to swallow, according to Ly, is the …
My view: Drug-resistant bacteria poses a serious threat
… ability to treat both rare and common bacterial infections, including bacterial pneumonias, food-borne illnesses and health care-related infections. In the case of the latter, as treatment options dwindle, modern medical advances such as surgery, …
Opportunity knocks as Anna Signeul pledges to give young players a…
Head coach Anna Signeul has 10 games to help her decide the make-up of her squad for the tournament in the Netherlands ANNA Signeul’s declaration that she will give up-and-coming players a chance to stake their claim for Euro 2017 selection can only help Scotland’s prospects in a tournament upon which so much depends. The Swede has lined up 10 preparation games with the squad setting out tomorrow for friendlies against Denmark in Cyprus, and she has pledged to give opportunities to realistic candidates in the first six or seven.
Obesity in dogs sparks epidemic of canine arthritis
… exercise is also vital, he added. “It’s good for their well being and quality of life as well as just their physical health.” Today, many are living longer – and arthritis is a disease linked with old age. There is also a greater awareness of the …
Dentists help Kenyans smile
A TEAM from a Swindon dental practice has just returned from putting a smile on the faces of more than 1,000 Kenyan villagers. Peter Yesudian, the oral surgeon from One Wood Street Advanced Dental Care in Swindon’s Old Town visited Kenya with three members of his dental team to provide treatment to those desperately in need.
16pc increase in organ donation rates after Federal Government funding boost
… Donation and Transplantation Activity Report, which is due to be released next month. Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Ken Wyatt said it was clear that people’s generosity combined with the government’s campaign to raise awareness was …
Which will come first? An egg or the missing cash
SOMEWHERE in among the piles of discarded Christmas wrapping paper lies an envelope with A 100 in it, or so my daughter tells me. The piles of paper themselves are crunched in a heap in the grain barn, ready to act as starting fuel for a bonfire in the paddock consisting of rooted up hedge from where the new fruit trees have been planted.
Michael Bennett needs to be suspended.
As someone who played Dline in highschool I look to Michael Bennett as a really good player and that’s how he garnered my respect. I always thought he was an ass but he could play.
‘As many sexual partners as they can get’
Brisbane doctor says dating apps have seen a rise in casual sex and STI rates in Queensland and it’s not uncommon for some people to have as many as 10 partners a day. CREDIT: ABC NEWS 24 DATING apps are fuelling rampant rates of sexual promiscuity, according to a leading Brisbane sexual health doctor who “quite frequently” treats patients who have sex with up to 10 people a day.
in the Paint: Jordan Non battles back into starting lineup at Forest City
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ACL injury wona t prevent Seahawksa Pugg Robinson from college football
In 14 years of coaching, Hilton Head Island’s B.J. Payne said few injuries have gutted him more than the torn ACL suffered by Dajon “Pugg” Robinson in the Seahawks’ season opener. Covering the second-half kickoff against Whale Branch, Robinson’s right knee somehow got slammed by a teammate’s helmet.
Zhou Youguang, who made writing Chinese as simple as ABC, dies at 111
New York: Zhou Youguang, known as the father of Pinyin for creating the system of Romanised Chinese writing that has become the international standard since its introduction some 60 years ago, died on Saturday in Beijing, Chinese state media reported. He was 111.
When Scientists Hate Science
Climate denialists have been able to hide behind very misleading science. But this is far from the first time that science has been backstabbed by its own practitioners.
Lakersa Larry Nance Jr. meets former NFL quarterback David Garrard;…
The reasons had nothing to do with preparing for a game or continuing his rehab on his injured left knee. It had everything to do with meeting his childhood idol, former NFL quarterback David Garrard.
APNewsBreak: Ringling Bros. circus to close after 146 years
After 146 years, the curtain is coming down on “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The owner of the Ringling Bros.
Claudia Winkleman’s mother Eve Pollard on why she never let daughter look in mirror
Why I never let Claudia Winkleman look in the mirror as a child: The Strictly host’s mother EVE POLLARD says it’s the best thing you can do for your daughters To some it was eccentric, faintly ridiculous even. I’m sure that to others it was a terrifying prospect.
Upbeat Gaybo hopes for best in battle against cancer
… the thoughts of millions of well-wishers up and down the country who hope for his return to the airwaves in full health. Last November, with typical understatement, Gay revealed to shocked listeners on RTE’s Lyric FM the disheartening news that he …
Lack of reform is the poison at the heart of HK politics
Mike Rowse says reflexive opposition to projects such as the Palace Museum again shows that the local political arena will remain adversarial until the people get to vote for their leader I remember the early hours of November 1, 1999, when we reached a final agreement with the Walt Disney Company after nine months of gruelling negotiations. There had been no public consultation on whether Hong Kong should have such a theme park before the deal was done, nor was there an open competitive tender.
Edmonton minor hockey player returns to the ice after cancer diagnosis
WATCH ABOVE: 10-year-old Ethan Hughes laced up his skates for the first time in months Saturday. The Edmonton boy has spent nearly three months undergoing chemotherapy for kidney cancer, but as Shallima Maharaj explains, he got to put all that aside for the game he loves.
Bird flu breaks out in Uganda
… are carriers of the virus. I’ve checked the website of the ministry of agriculture, as well as that of ministry of health and the major media, without finding another word about this outbreak. Is this H5N1, or H5N8? No idea. Maybe we’ll learn more …
Back briefs
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 .
Opportunity knocks as Anna Signeul pledges to give young players a…
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Sheikha Moza attends symposium on Islet Cell Transplantation
… and life saving procedure used to treat severe Type 1 diabetes. H E Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health, was also present at the symposium hosted under the sponsorship of Qatar Metabolic Institute, and organised by Hamad Medical …
a This experiment has faileda : House charts course to repeal health law
The House cleared the way Friday for speedy action to repeal the Affordable Care Act, putting Congress on track to undo the most significant health care law in a half-century. With a near party-line vote of 227-198, the House overcame the opposition of Democrats and the anxieties of some Republicans to approve a budget blueprint that allows Republicans to end major provisions of President Barack Obama’s health care law without the threat of a Democratic filibuster in the Senate.
Make North Carolina great again
… of residents. They tried to strip valuable assets away from local governments. They also thumbed their noses at health care reform. They prevented the state from setting up insurance exchanges to attract competition in the health insurance market …
Illustration by Andy Friedman
My name is a Erin Maryn Elmore. It’s pronounced like the county near San Francisco where Sausalito is.
UConn pitcher, 6-year-old linked by cancer fights
In this April 20, 2015 photo released by the University of Connecticut, leukemia patient Grayson Hand, center, bumps fists with UConn baseball coach Jim Penders, left, at a ceremony where he signed an honorary national letter of intent to become part of the UConn baseball team in Storrs, Conn.
‘I’m a fighter’: Ex-Rough Rider Rick Sowieta hits back after cancer diagnosis
Former Ottawa Rough Rider Rick Sowieta was diagnosed with Stage 3 inoperable pancreatic cancer 11 months ago. Since the diagnosis, Rick has endured 10 months of intensive and exhausting chemotherapy, while also turning to various holistic approaches in order to fight this disease from all angles.