President Barack Obama promised that his costly Affordable Care Act — nicknamed Obamacare — would help combat the spiraling cost of individual healthcare. Since it’s implementation, critics and health care professionals have called it a disaster. The data proves them right — this year healthcare will cost tax payers over $10,000… Read More
Congress approves controversial GMO labeling bill
Consumers wanting to know if their foods contain genetically modified ingredients will be able to find out for the first time. Congress sent legislation to President Barack Obama on Thursday that would require most food packages to carry a text label, a symbol or an electronic code readable by smartphone… Read More
[Health Alert] These cake mixes may contain E. Coli
General Mills Inc. is recalling two flavors of Betty Crocker cake mix sold in the U.S. and one flavor sold in Canada because they use flour that was recalled earlier because it could contain E.coli. The flavors include Betty Crocker Delights Super Moist Party Rainbow Chip Cake Mix, which is… Read More
Report: VA system still has a long way to go
Two years after a scandal over long wait times for veterans seeking health care, the Department of Veterans Affairs still has “profound deficiencies” in delivering health care to millions of veterans, a congressional commission says in a new report. The Commission on Care says in a report to be released… Read More
Laws encourage alternatives to prison for vets with PTSD
A former Army sergeant’s defenders say he truly believed he was protecting fellow soldiers from a Taliban bomber when he emptied 24 rounds at police and firefighters responding to a fire in his apartment. Psychologists testified that Joshua Eisenhauer returned from Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress that made him a paranoid,… Read More
FDA warning: Do not eat raw cookie dough, especially now
In a warning that’s sure to disappoint many who enjoy sneaking a taste of cookie dough, federal regulators said this week that people should not eat raw dough or batter of any kind due to an ongoing outbreak of illnesses related to a strain of E. coli bacteria found in… Read More
Obamacare in death spiral?
By Aimee Pontier, Editor Critics of Obamacare have long predicted that it would fail, and it looks like they were right. Major flaws in the health care plan have resulted in huge losses for insurers, and now they’re demanding the payments they were promised — and it’s going to cost… Read More
[Health alert] Water crisis coming to your town?
The Flint, Michigan water crisis has become a national embarrassment that exposed thousands of people to unsafe levels of lead. Now, government officials are sounding the alarm that the problem has not been confined to Flint. In fact, your community could be affected. According to a new analysis of a… Read More
As fears grow, Senate battles over Zika funding bill
A dysfunctional Senate split along party lines on Tuesday and left a $1.1 billion proposal to fight the Zika virus in limbo, despite growing fears and a more than 800 cases of Zika infection in the continental U.S. Democrats blocked the GOP-drafted measure by a 52-48 vote Tuesday — short… Read More
Supreme Court strikes down pro-life law
It’s one of the biggest blows to the pro-life movement since Roe vs. Wade. In the court’s largest abortion case in nearly a quarter century, the Supreme Court struck down Texas’ widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics early Monday. The justices voted 5-3 in favor of Texas clinics that protested… Read More
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