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Good lifestyle choices can cut health risks
It is very likely that every person reading this article knows somebody — a neighbour, a friend, a colleague, a relative — who has diabetes, high blood pressure or cancer. Did you know that while our genes can predispose us to cancer or hypertension, the choices we make in life have an even greater impact on our health? The World Read More
Four Steps That Could Cut Health Insurance Premiums And Boost Enrollment
The Senate health committee meets next month to discuss ways to stabilize the insurance markets. Insurers have until Sept. 27 to commit to selling policies on the ACA marketplaces in 2018. Andrew Harnik/AP Congress and the Trump administration could boost insurance coverage by a couple of million people and lower premiums by taking a few actions to stabilize the Affordable Read More
Calories in popular foods must be cut, say health officials
Targets are to be set to reduce calories in pizzas, burgers and ready meals as part of the government’s drive to tackle child obesity in England. Health officials believe the move is needed as people are consuming 200 to 300 calories too many each day. It could see the size of products reduced or ingredients changed in food and drinks Read More
NC STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVES $2.5 MILLION BUDGET CUT
RALEIGH (WTVD) — Budget cuts mandated by the General Assembly led the State Board of Education to approve $2.5 million in reductions to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) on Tuesday.Public education advocates say the cuts will most negatively affect the state’s smaller, more rural school districts who depend on DPI to provide personnel training and support. The board’s unanimous Read More
Trump proposes to cut business tax to 15%
The White House made its opening bid for what officials called the “biggest tax cut” in US history — with cuts that would benefit businesses, the middle class and certain high-earning individuals — but left unanswered questions about whether the plan would be paid for, or how. A list of goals for the tax overhaul, unveiled by President Donald Trump’s Read More
Petrol price up by 58 paisa a litre; diesel cut by 31 paisa
Petrol price was on Thursday hiked by 58 paisa a litre while diesel rate was cut by 31 paisa per litre in line with international trends. Petrol will cost Rs 64.05 a litre from midnight tonight as against Rs 63.47. Similarly, diesel will cost Rs 52.63 a litre as compared to Rs 52.94 a litre. This is the second increase Read More
Cycling may cut risk of Type 2 diabetes risk
Cycling, often marked as a recreational activity, can significantly reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes (T2D), if used as a means of transport to work daily, suggests a research. The findings showed that people who took up habitual cycling were at 20 per cent lower risk for T2D than non-cyclists. “Because cycling can be included in everyday activities, Read More
RBI recruitment 2016: Assistant archivist mark sheet, cut off released
Reserve Bank of India has released the mark sheet and cut off marks of the recruitment examination of Assistant Archivist in Grade A 2016. The candidates can check their cut off marks from the official website of the RBI — rbi.org.in. The exam was held in June 2016. The RBI had declared the result for the written examination on July 8, Read More
Democrat Clinton gives plan to freeze a few college debt, cut lessons
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Wednesday proposed a transient freeze on a few scholar debt and the slicing of university training completely for some families, that specialize in an issue essential to supporters of her rival Bernie Sanders. Clinton’s modern-day idea consists of a three-month moratorium for federal scholar mortgage bills and a new measure to put off in-country Read More
Can HRT in early menopause cut heart disease risk?
“Women who take HRT drugs soon after going through menopause are ‘less likely to suffer heart disease’,” the Daily Mail reports. A new study found that early adopters ofhormone replacement therapy (HRT) might slow their progression towardatherosclerosis (hardening and thickening of the arteries) which can increase the risk ofheart disease, heart attacks or strokes. However, the study in question did not follow Read More