Month: February 2017

In Paul Ryan Interview, Lauer Denies Reality of ObamaCare ‘Collapsing’

During a live interview with House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday’s NBC Today , co-host Matt Lauer refused to accept the fact that ObamaCare was in a state of collapse. After Ryan listed the numerous problems with the health care law, Lauer responded with liberal talking points: “I just want to say that a lot of people disagree with that terminology that ObamaCare is collapsing under its own weight.”

In Paul Ryan Interview, Lauer Denies Reality of ObamaCare ‘Collapsing’

During a live interview with House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday’s NBC Today , co-host Matt Lauer refused to accept the fact that ObamaCare was in a state of collapse. After Ryan listed the numerous problems with the health care law, Lauer responded with liberal talking points: “I just want to say that a lot of people disagree with that terminology that ObamaCare is collapsing under its own weight.”

Trumpa s budget plan sends a a very powerful messagea : budget director

President Trump’s budget plan sends a “very powerful message” that he wants to move spending “from overseas to back in this country,” Mick Mulvaney, the administration’s Office of Management and Budget Director, said on ABC’s Good Morning America Tuesday. “The president is doing what he’d say he’d do when he ran,” Mulvaney said to ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos.

All Oregonians need access to dentists

Research shows a connection between oral health and overall health, yet the author argues that more work needs to be done to ensure that low-income and Native American communities in Oregon have access to a dentist. Oregon’s legislators will grapple with many important health and wellness issues in 2017.

All Oregonians need access to dentists

Research shows a connection between oral health and overall health, yet the author argues that more work needs to be done to ensure that low-income and Native American communities in Oregon have access to a dentist. Oregon’s legislators will grapple with many important health and wellness issues in 2017.

Bowel cancer soaring among younger people

Young adults are facing a bowel cancer “time bomb” because of their unhealthy diets and lack of exercise, scientists warn. ‘Millennials’ – those born around 1990 – are four times more likely to develop rectal tumours, which begin in the large intestine, compared to those born in about 1950.

Bowel cancer soaring among younger people

Young adults are facing a bowel cancer “time bomb” because of their unhealthy diets and lack of exercise, scientists warn. ‘Millennials’ – those born around 1990 – are four times more likely to develop rectal tumours, which begin in the large intestine, compared to those born in about 1950.

Somalia’s new leader declares drought a national disaster

Somalia’s new president has declared a national disaster over a drought that threatens millions of people and is creating fears of a full-blown famine. Displaced Somalis wait to fill plastic containers with water in a camp in the capital Mogadishu Somalia’s new president has declared a national disaster over a drought that threatens millions of people and is creating fears of a full-blown famine.

Somalia’s new leader declares drought a national disaster

Somalia’s new president has declared a national disaster over a drought that threatens millions of people and is creating fears of a full-blown famine. Displaced Somalis wait to fill plastic containers with water in a camp in the capital Mogadishu Somalia’s new president has declared a national disaster over a drought that threatens millions of people and is creating fears of a full-blown famine.

Call for East Anglian consumers to stay loyal as many ‘free range’ hens stay indoors

East Anglian egg producers who are keeping their birds inside because of the threat of bird flu are hoping that consumers will stay loyal to them, even though their eggs will temporarily lose their ‘free range’ status tomorrow. An avian influenza prevention zone was declared on December 6, forcing owners to keep poultry and captive birds indoors or to take steps to separate them from wild birds, meaning millions of birds stand to lose their free range status.

Call for East Anglian consumers to stay loyal as many ‘free range’ hens stay indoors

East Anglian egg producers who are keeping their birds inside because of the threat of bird flu are hoping that consumers will stay loyal to them, even though their eggs will temporarily lose their ‘free range’ status tomorrow. An avian influenza prevention zone was declared on December 6, forcing owners to keep poultry and captive birds indoors or to take steps to separate them from wild birds, meaning millions of birds stand to lose their free range status.

Colorectal cancer rates rising sharply among Gen X and millennials

Rates of colorectal cancer, which overall have been declining for decades in the United States, are instead rising sharply among young and middle-aged adults, according to a new study that startled researchers and is sparking questions about whether screening should start earlier than age 50. The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that between the mid-1980s and 2013, colon cancer rates increased about 1 to 2 percent per year for people in their 20s and 30s. Rates for middle-aged adults also rose, but at a slower pace.

Colorectal cancer rates rising sharply among Gen X and millennials

Rates of colorectal cancer, which overall have been declining for decades in the United States, are instead rising sharply among young and middle-aged adults, according to a new study that startled researchers and is sparking questions about whether screening should start earlier than age 50. The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that between the mid-1980s and 2013, colon cancer rates increased about 1 to 2 percent per year for people in their 20s and 30s. Rates for middle-aged adults also rose, but at a slower pace.

Young people more likely to develop bowel cancer

Unprecedented numbers of young people are being diagnosed with bowel cancer – due to poor diets and lack of exercise, a study warns. Millennials – those born between 1980 and 1995 – are four times more likely to develop rectal tumors stemming from the large intestine compared to those born around 1950.

Young people more likely to develop bowel cancer

Unprecedented numbers of young people are being diagnosed with bowel cancer – due to poor diets and lack of exercise, a study warns. Millennials – those born between 1980 and 1995 – are four times more likely to develop rectal tumors stemming from the large intestine compared to those born around 1950.

Free range egg labels explain ‘temporarily housed’ hens

Marks and Spencer has promised to continue paying the free range egg price to producers who are having to keep birds indoors after the end of February. In the United Kingdom, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued the housing order in anticipation, before cases were reported in Wales and Northern England.

Free range egg labels explain ‘temporarily housed’ hens

Marks and Spencer has promised to continue paying the free range egg price to producers who are having to keep birds indoors after the end of February. In the United Kingdom, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued the housing order in anticipation, before cases were reported in Wales and Northern England.

Bye bye, meat… bye bye, dairy

THERE was an epidemic in my social circle towards the end of last year which seemed to spread faster than swine flu. While I was dithering over how big the turkey needed to be, all around me the world seemed to be turning vegan.

Relax: This phone measures your blood pressure

Measuring blood pressure is stressful for some, but Leman Micro Devices says let your phone do it, not your doctor Worldwide, high blood pressure leads to around 9.4 million deaths annually according to figures from the World Health Organization. And yet, the condition is easily diagnosed and treated.

Retirement Anxiety Is Gripping America

A few weeks after the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives moved to kill rules allowing states to create portable retirement savings accounts, a new survey found that 75 percent of Americans support just such an option. The response was a common refrain in a report that echoed the growing dread of living out one’s golden years in poverty.

Salesforce Helps Healthcare Providers

… this site. has rolled out a number of new customer relationship management (CRM) tools aimed at improving people’s health and healthcare providers’ effectiveness. The new releases build on the capabilities of the company’s Health Cloud offering, …

A Gay Man’s Diary of Deprivation

… many things in life, drastic weight loss is a slippery slope. As in many other stories I have heard, my passion for health very quickly took a sinister turn. I started going for runs by myself after cross country, and when I heard John Tesh say …

Trump’s Military Spending Goals Will Be Tough to Meet – Here’s Why

“We’re going to do more with less and make the government lean and accountable”, Trump said in a meeting with governors on Sunday in which he said he planned to propose a substantial increase in public safety spending. It is worth noting that the President’s budget proposals are only a starting point for the overall process of figuring out what the government will spend and how they will pay for it, and we still haven’t even seen the full details of the White House’s proposals.

Intelsat +25% on reports SoftBank wants to merge it, OneWeb

There are widespread reports that Japan’s SoftBank telecom and Internet giant is behind merger discussions between satellite operator Intelsat and Jersey-based OneWeb. The companies aren’t commenting, but a deal could be outlined alongside Intelsat’s earnings report tomorrow if it goes through, Sky News says.