In this Monday, March 6, 2017, photo, massage therapist and business consultant Rachel Beider poses for a photo at her salon Massage Greenpoint, one of two she owns, with the other being Massage Williamsburg salon, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Beider said she has grown her client base, as many people have been seeking stress relief since the elections.
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What rights do women not have compared to men?
… services for both men and women. Randomly odd though for those of you fighting for government funded/mandated health care, why not just use Planned Parenthood for all non-specific health care, like your general health care and end the family care …
Flu season slams small businesses
… expected to last into the spring, Insperity’s Marcum advises business owners to be proactive to protect staffers’ health as well as company operations. Employees should be encouraged to work at home if they’re not feeling well, and to get flu shots …
Organ donation can save lives – but donors are scarce
“It’s a very strange feeling, praying for someone to die so a loved one can live,” our dear pal, Richard Zimmerman, told me. Barbara had recently moved back to New York City after living in Washington, DC, for her dream job in public relations, before falling gravely sick.
‘Are You Muslim?’ Official Asks Boxer Muhammad Ali’s Son at Florida Airport
Washington: 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.
Slammed by the flu, U.S. businesses scramble to get work done
… seven, gets an influenza vaccine injection from nurse Maya Kahn-Woods during a flu shot clinic at Dorchester House, a health care clinic in Boston, Jan. 12, 2013. REUTERS/Brian Snyder NEW YORK (AP) – The flu season has slammed many small businesses, …
Could mandatory database curb opioid abuse?
… in 2017 support requiring doctors to use the databases. Researchers with the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration analyzed survey data and reported last month that drug abusers took fewer opioids per year in states with …
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
Our thoughts are often mysterious to us. You probably don’t know why you suddenly think about a Komodo dragon while sitting in traffic or Citizen Kane while shopping for groceries.
Joint venture to produce and sell Cuban vaccines to treat cancer seeks investors
The joint venture – the first in the field of biotechnology – would produce vaccines to fight cancer developed with Cuban technology. U.S. clinical trials of the CIMAvax vaccine against lung cancer began in January, under an authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.
Bermuda captive insurance experts target US markets
Participants in BDA’s Chicago and Boston captive insurance forums : GM’s Al Gier, Janita Burke of Estera, Richard Daley of JLT, Rick Irvine of PwC, Leslie Robinson of BMA, Tom Kelly of KPMG; : Adam Miholic of Marsh, Jamie Sewell of Boeing, Dennis Silvia of Cedar Consulting, Bob Spencer of Baker McKenzie, Nick Warren of Willis Towers Watson, and Michael Serricchio of Marsh HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 12, 2017 — A team of top industry experts, led by Bermuda Business Development Agency , will travel to Chicago and Boston next month to highlight the advantages of Bermuda as the world’s leading domicile for captive insurance.
Now we really know how Trump looks at America’s drug price…
Investors have less to fear with Trump’s drug pricing talk than they thought because it’s just that – talk. We know that because Republicans in Congress don’t seem interested in taking up the cause at all.
Janet Napolitano in hospital with side effect of cancer care
… her medical condition as long as she can reasonably perform her duties, said George Annas, director of the Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights at Boston University School of Public Health. “This is both because medical privacy should be …
University of California’s Napolitano in hospital for cancer
University of California President Janet Napolitano, a former U.S. Homeland Security secretary, has been undergoing cancer treatment for five months and has been hospitalized after suffering complications, the school system said Tuesday. The UC Office of the President said Napolitano, 59, was diagnosed last August but did not say what type of cancer she has or respond to inquiries seeking further details.
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.
Cancer survivors receive a lift on the ‘Road to Recovery’
Navigating the streets of Tallahassee, Florida can be a nightmare, dealing with traffic while driving to and from work, or just trying to get an errand done. But thanks to a service offered by the American Cancer Society and aided by proceeds from Relay for Life, some don’t have to.
Report: 37,000 Louisiana jobs at risk if Obamacare is repealed
An estimated 37,000 Louisiana jobs will be lost if Congress ends the Medicaid expansion program and premium tax credits linked to the federal Affordable Care Act, according to a new nonpartisan report. Repealing the health-care law would lead to a $639.7 million loss in state and local taxes; a $39.1 billion loss in business output; and a $21.5 billion hit to the gross state product, according to the report from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and nonprofit Commonwealth Fund.
US scrambles to clear egg exports to bird flu-hit South Korea
In 2015, the eggs imported from Europe after the bird flu ravaged domestic chicken flocks has made the US food companies to record the current highs. United States officials are urgently seeking an agreement with South Korea that would allow imports of American eggs so farmers can cash in on a shortage caused by the Asian country’s worst-ever outbreak of bird flu.
Federal government offers snapshot of Obamacare enrollment in Ohio
Buttons on a Healthcare sign up table are ready to be handed out for any resident signing up today for Obamacare in 2014 during a tour stop at Cuyahoga Community College’s metro campus to help promote the signup before the March 31 deadline. The tour, called “Countdown to Get Covered”, stopped in Cincinnati and Columbus also to encourage folks to sign up for health care coverage before the deadline.