In the chilly weeks after Christmas and Valentine’s Day, Shrove Tuesday offers a beacon of hope on the bleak winter horizon. While many of us will be tucking in to deliciously batter-based meals on Tuesday, it can be easy to forget the tradition behind Pancake Day and what it signifies in the religious calendar.
Month: February 2017
Give us this day, our daily tree
States across the U.S. celebrate Arbor Day at different times due to differing tree planting seasons. Tennessee celebrates Arbor Day on the first Friday in March , while Kentucky and Virginia celebrates theirs on the last Friday in April .
The question for elected officials: Does it help working families?
… Mississippians deserve better, just like each and every American. Although the president claims he wants to extend health insurance to everyone and lower deductibles, his administration issued a regulation that will raise the cost of premiums, …
Clarifying responsibility for self-management of diabetes in…
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Perceptions of psychosocial factors and the insulin pump.
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Salmon is healthy, but wild salmon is healthier than the farmed variety.
… as it antidotes mercury, a toxin that can often be found in seafood.” Farmed salmon is associated with another major health concern: toxicity. Bradshaw cites an independent laboratory test commissioned in 2003 by Environmental Working Group that …
Cronyism Thwarts Telemedicine and Other Innovations
The goal of health care reform is to provide better health care to everyone at a lower cost, year after year. The solution is not to provide a better third-party-payer system — e.g., health insurance or government-provided health insurance — but instead to allow technological development and entrepreneurship to improve the current business model through groundbreaking innovations that empower consumers, improve quality and cut prices.
Runners honor loved ones 28 minutes ago
An early morning cold front didn’t keep Tom Curtis from competing in the Citizens Run Against Cancer half-marathon and 5K on Saturday. He was racing for his father, who passed away from Hodgkin’s disease in 1972 when he was 12 years old, and his wife, who is now cancer-free after being diagnosed with breast cancer 10 years ago.
ACA replacement a growing concern
As Republicans try to unite around a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, one of the most popular parts of the law will be among the most difficult to replace: the guarantee of health coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
Mental health treatment makes strides
… time,” said Urrea, medical director and CEO of Psychiatric Care Systems and medical director of Behavioral Health Services at Monongahela Valley and Washington hospitals. “I was referring to the poor treatments we had years ago as …
New management team members in place at Carriage Inn of Steubenville
Tara Bowman, LNHA, and Douglas Wagstaff, registered nurse, have hit the ground running as the facility’s new administrator and director of nursing services, respectively.
Oak Ridge teen: ‘I’ve turned a bad thing into a good thing’
… supplement every day. When he was in the eighth grade, his parents were approached by the National Institutes of Health in Maryland about him participating in a research study. “At first I said, ‘What the heck! No! I don’t want to participate in …
Remembering Braylee: Family draws attention to rare diseases, support
Ashley Speed and her mother-in-law, Wanda Jedlicka, make baby blankets such as this one as part of Braylee’s Blankets of Hope. The blankets are then delivered to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville.
Dr Kalloo: Let condoms rule the party
Let condoms rule the party. This is the message from obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Sherene Kalloo as revellers hit the streets from tonight for the next two days.
Trumpcare vs. Obamacare
The pitchforks are changing hands. In 2009, it was Democratic members of Congress supporting health-care reform who were set upon by outraged constituents.
Volunteer Opportunities
… Disaster Action Team provides immediate needs to families affected by house fires and other local disasters. Licensed health and mental health professionals are needed to assist with replacement of medications, medical equipment and meeting the …
Pre-existing conditions complicate health care replacement
As Republicans try to unite around a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, one of the most popular parts of the law will be among the most difficult to replace: the guarantee of health coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. The challenge of providing insurance for Americans who have no other alternative has some congressional Republicans considering whether to ask the states to reboot high-risk pools, an option with a rocky history.
Without limits, private insurance will be unaffordable for many
… and deductibles have not stopped increasing because of the ACA. But their proposed solutions do not address this. Health savings accounts are only for consumers with high deductibles. Even if you save the $3,400 maximum for individuals allowed in …
These Republican representatives have presented a ridiculous fairy tale
… plan will cure the ills engendered by the ACA – of course ignoring the fact that 20 million more Americans now have health insurance than before the ACA and health care costs are down. So what is their plan? Expand health savings accounts. So how …
GOP lawmakers continue to mislead about the ACA
After six years of blind rejection of the Affordable Care Act, and never proposing a plan on how to achieve affordable health care for all Americans, our elected representatives have finally given us a vague proposal, “alternative facts” and misleading statistics on the Affordable Care Act . On the very same day as this misleading diatribe, the Post-Gazette had an article showing that the percentage of Americans without health insurance was the lowest ever .
Mum’s survives terryifying heart attack while 29 weeks pregnant
A mum has said she is surprised she and her baby daughter survived after she had a heart attack while pregnant. “I had had a rough pregnancy and had been in and out of hospital, and I had just been discharged and told I could go home when I started experiencing chest pains,” said Nicki.
How to evaluate an early retirement or job buyout offer
… if you find yourself in the cross hairs your employer’s cost reduction/buyout program? There is much to consider: health insurance coverage after you leave the job, how close you are to age 65 when Medicare kicks in, how close you are to taking …
Canterbury Charity Hospital opens facility for those unable to afford dental care
The new oral surgery unit at the Canterbury Charity Hospital. Stuart Johnson, centre, of the NZ Dental Association, shows the facilities to patron Sir Jerry Mateparae and Mayor Lianne Dalziel.
See photos from Akron Indivisible Affordable Care Act rally
… macare, is currently at risk of being repealed. According to a recent report , nearly 6.4 million Americans purchased health insurance through the act’s federal exchange for 2017.
Jeremy Kyle’s ex-wife says her nanny ‘morphed’ into her
Jeremy Kyle’s ex-wife says her nanny ‘morphed’ into her during nine years with the TV host’s family by copying her clothes, hair-style and even her POSES before stealing her husband Jeremy Kyle’s former wife believes her children’s nanny deliberately copied her style and looks before beginning a relationship with the TV host. Carla Germaine said to friends that Vicky Burton gradually ‘morphed’ into looking like her during nine years serving her family.
Ex-NFL star Johnny Manziel parties on yacht in Miami
Disgraced NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel spotted smoking and drinking on a yacht with pretty girls amid rumors he is set to stage a football comeback Disgraced NFL player Johnny Manziel has been spotted smoking and drinking on a yacht in Florida amid rumors he is set to stage a football comeback. The ex-Cleveland Browns quarterback enjoyed two days of sun-filled fun on a yacht and at the beach with friends in Miami on Friday and Saturday.
Border agents ask Muhammad Ali’s son: ‘Are you Muslim?’
In this April 15, 1975 file photo, Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, and Little Muhammad Ali, his 2 1/2 year old son, arrive at Miami Beach, Fla. Muhammad Ali’s son, who bears the boxing great’s name, was detained by immigration officials at a Florida airport and questioned about his ancestry and religion in what amounted to unconstitutional profiling, a family friend said Saturday.
Swedish politician: officials should have sex in lunchbreak new
A politician in northern Sweden wants to list sex as an officially approved activity for civil servants during their daily paid lunchbreak. Per-Erik Muskos of the city council of Overtornea on the Arctic Circle says he made “a serious and formal” proposal Monday to add sex to the list of acceptable activities, which also include going to the gym or getting a massage, as well as eating.
Kim’s secret weapon: North Korea sells fake viagra to Brits to fund…
The pills sell online for as little as 2 each and have been bought in more than 100 countries, raking in 500million a year for the evil regime. Intelligence sources said that North Korea is making a range of conterfeit drugs, DVDs and banknotes to help fund its nuclear weapons programme.
Frank Bruno: Docs filled me full of pills and left me feeling …
The former world heavyweight champ, who has bipolar disorder, slammed the care he received after being sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Bruno, 55, criticised the culture of pill popping to treat mental issues and said more needs to be done to understand the reasons behind such problems.
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Muhammad Ali’s son, who bears the boxing great’s name, was detained by immigration officials at a Florida airport and questioned about his ancestry and religion in what amounted to unconstitutional profiling, a family friend said Saturday.
Son of boxer Muhammad Ali detained at Florida airport
A son of boxing legend Muhammad Ali was held for questioning for two hours at a Florida airport upon returning from Jamaica because of his Arabic-sounding name, US media reported late Friday. Muhammad Ali Jr., 44, who was born in Philadelphia and has a US passport, was traveling with his mother Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the late sports icon’s second wife, friend and lawyer Chris Mancini told the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Turn awareness into action, Malaysians urged
… it but many people who are well generally do not care until they see the urgency, she says. “We need to improve health literacy and encourage people to take preventive steps and ensure early detection to increase chances of survival,” she says in a …
Patients move into UIHC Stead Family Children’s Hospital
The first of many patients made the move to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital Saturday morning. The hospital announced its first patient made the move.
Democrats knock GOP Medicaid proposals
In this Jan. 31, 2017 file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. arrives with Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga.
Trump Will Not Attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner
President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday that he will not be attending this year’s White House Correspondent’s Dinner in April. “Please wish everyone well and have a great evening!” he added to his announcement.
Scientists debate underlying cause of bird flu
The answer to whether industrial-scale poultry farming is responsible for bird flu differs depending on who you ask – a virologist or a geographer. In a book published last month, Stephen Hinchliffe, a professor of human geography at the University of Exeter in Britain, argues that mass livestock production is driving molecular changes in diseases that could lead to human pandemics.
#DrKen stands up to cancer
… there, and it helped me and my brother deal with her passing that much better. I don’t want people to be afraid of health or illness or mortality, because it’s a natural part of life. We have all been touched by #CANCER . Sending out love to any of …
Gian Villante granted TUE by USADA after failing drug test from inhaler
… therapeutic recommendation and was not used as a performance enhancer, but rather to return Villante to full health. USADA added in its announcement that “other permitted therapeutic alternatives” did not heal Villante. USADA’s announcement of …
Group considers plans for grant to combat infant mortality
Mental Health America of Lake County is considering how it plans to use the Safety PIN, or Protecting Indiana’s Newborns, grant, the Times reported Saturday. Mental Health America is set to receive $1.1 million over the next four years.