Day: March 8, 2017

The AMA Speaks Out: They Don’t Like RepubliCare Either

While we agree that there are problems with the ACA that must be addressed, we cannot support the AHCA as drafted because of the expected decline in health insurance coverage and the potential harm it would cause to vulnerable patient populations. ….It is important that the amount of credits available to individuals be sufficient to enable one to afford quality coverage.

Have americans given up on losing weight?

… of epidemiology with Georgia Southern University. Zhang and his colleagues analyzed data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a federally funded ongoing survey that keeps track of Americans’ health and diet habits. All …

Clay For Cancer Event @ WSOI Raises Money for Cancer Assoc. of M.C.

The Weidner School of Inquiry’s BioArt class hosted the fifth Clay For Cancer night at PHS on Monday, March 6. Throughout the month, freshman students in Haley Church and Phil Koops BioArt classes have been busy creating the clay artwork. Each student created a one of a kind clay piece of art that was available for bid by silent auction during the evening.

Nearly 2 Million Kids Die from Pollution Each Year

More than a quarter of deaths in children under age 5 worldwide are tied to polluted environments, such as contaminated water and smoggy air, according to a new report. The report, from the World Health Organization , found that each year, 1.7 million children under age 5 die from causes attributable to polluted environments .

Trump’s Presidency Is Ruining My Personal Brand

… actually repeal the Affordable Care Act? Between long, philosophical Facebook rants about the importance of women’s health care, tweets about patients with preA xisting conditions, and inspiring Instagram shots of swelling protests, I will have zero …

What doctors think of the Obamacare replacement plan

Titled the American Health Care Act , the bill aims to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, overhauling the existing healthcare system. The bill includes provisions such as allowing people with pre-existing conditions to keep their coverage, so long as they don’t have a lapse in insurance.

Conservative are railing against the GOP’s healthcare bill as…

Conservative Republicans, groups, and media outlets are not happy with the House GOP leadership’s plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. The right-leaning entities have dubbed the new plan – officially named the American Health Care Act – “Obamacare-lite” because it preserves what they consider to be objectionable parts of the Affordable Care Act.

Medical procedures priced in Iphones, for the benefit of noted dumbass Jason Chaffetz

Yesterday, Rep Jason Chaffetz [R-UT; DC office: 225-7751; Utah office: 851-2500; email ; Twitter ] defended his plan to take away the health insurance of 22,000,000 Americans by saying “rather than getting that new iPhone that they just love and want to go spend hundreds of dollars on that, maybe they should invest in their own health care.” It’s a great talking point for reaching a base that already views poverty as a moral failing, but it fails to pass even the most glancing contact with reality.

Gov. Walker calls GOP’s health care plan ‘work in progress’

Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker called his party’s proposal to overhaul the nation’s health care system “a work in progress” and says he expects it will change as it moves through Congress. Walker said Wednesday he and other governors have “tried to have significant impact” on the bill and will continue lobbying even if “not everything that we advocated for is necessarily” in what Republicans proposed this week.

‘Pokemon Go’ Players Add 2,000 Steps a Day

… from the baseline,” Xu said. Pokemon Go became one of last summer’s hottest fads following its release in July. Some health experts surmised the game could prove a boon to players’ health, since it requires walking around to find the virtual …

Medicaid cuts would be devistating

… of chest percussion before story time and his bath. To prevent Collin from being exposed to germs that could harm his health, we’ve had to restructure our lives and skip many activities that we used to do as a family. This includes attending church …

Glamorous photo shoot celebrates kids’ cancera

… who was diagnosed with lymphoma in December 2015, near the end of her first semester at Pitt, Makeup artist Kirsten Health prepares Maddy Rutzebeck for her photo shoot during a twp-day photo shoot at Lauxmont Farms in Lower Windsor Township for …

3 Effective Ways to Manage Employee Burnout

Working the 9 to 5 grind comes with a lot of stress , which is one of the biggest dangers to your workforce — whether you run a chop shop or a coffee shop. When employees get stressed, not only are they prone to making mistakes , they also face very real health problems such as elevated cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Tom Price, HHS secretary: Increased coverage, lower costs ‘certainly the goal’

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said Wednesday that President Trump ‘s pledge in January of “insurance for everybody” at a lower cost in an Obamacare replacement plan is “certainly the goal.” “I think that’s certainly the goal, and it’s important for people to realize that the current system is not satisfactory for many individuals,” Mr. Price said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

Why eating this diet could cut your risk of breast cancer

Those who adhered most closely to a Mediterranean diet rich in plant protein, fish and olive oil were 40 per cent less likely to develop cancer Experts have discovered a Mediterranean diet can cut the risk of a deadly form of breast cancer by 40 per cent. After monitoring 62,000 women over a 20-year period to see how their breast cancer risk was affected by what they ate, scientists found ground-breaking results.

Memorial Sloan Kettering unveils art gallery at Monmouth County cancer center

However, Memorial Sloan Kettering officials said they still wanted to find more ways to help patients and their loved ones heal throughout the often-difficult cancer treatment process. So the cancer center recently unveiled an art exhibit featuring artwork from three local artists – Robyn Ellenbogen, Laura Petrovich-Cheney and Roddy Wildeman – to help in the aid in the healing process.

Do Avian Flu Scares Impact Chicken Stocks?

During the last major avian flu outbreak , the United States lost nearly 50 million birds – the majority of which were chickens – and suffered great economic pains . The loss of eggs and poultry pushed prices to record and long-term highs , inspired bans on American exports to effectively quarantine the strain and discriminately ravaged industry shares.

Bridal Botox, Yay or Nay?

I think everyone is curious about botox-whether it's preventative or because you have some pesky lines you wish would just disappear . We've heard many tales of brides-to-be going under the needle for the first time for pre-wedding botox, and yet it was with some trepidation that I walked into downtown NYC office.

Here’s how the Republican repeal plan is like Obamacare

House Republican leaders are under fire for unveiling a plan that repeals major portions of Obamacare and replaces it with what some critics are calling “Obamacare Lite.” The American Health Care Act has too many similarities to the Affordable Care Act, conservative lawmakers and think tanks say.

Report: Bengals named in painkiller abuse lawsuit

Over 1,800 retired football players are suing the National Football League in federal court over claims that 32 teams knowingly abused powerful painkillers and anti-inflammatory prescriptions drugs. The abuse was allegedly an effort to keep players on the field while ignoring guidance from the Drug Enforcement Administration on how to manage controlled substances, according to a report by The Washington Post.