health care

Editorial: Reports on Drug Abuse Point to the State’s Continuing Problem – Huntington Herald Dispatch

Editorial: Reports on drug abuse point to the state’s continuing problem – Huntington Herald Dispatch

Editorial: Reports on drug abuse point to the state's continuing problem
Huntington Herald Dispatch
Two new reports underscore the seriousness of the substance abuse problem in West Virginia and the importance of pursuing strategies to… Continue reading

Obama OKs Illegals' March on Mall, Still Blocks Americans

Obama OKs illegals' march on Mall, still blocks Americans
Critics quickly pounced on what they see as special treatment for the administration's allies. “What this means is that the administration is sending a clear message that it's OK to barricade elderly veterans out of their memorials, but illegal … Read… Continue reading

The Shutdown and Health Care

The Shutdown and Health Care
Physicians whose program certifications expire during the shutdown may be forced to stop seeing Medicare and Medicaid patients due to lack of staff to complete the recertification process and new doctors won't be added to the program. Perhaps worst of … Read more on Investing… Continue reading

Watch This High School Marching Band's Six Tuba Pileup During Halftime Show

Watch this high school marching band's six tuba pileup during halftime show
Six of the eight tuba players in the marching band at Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas got entangled in a multi-tuba pileup during the halftime show at a football game over the weekend. The resulting fracas,… Continue reading

North Carolina’s GOP Lawmakers Urge Unity in Showdown – Charlotte Observer

North Carolina’s GOP lawmakers urge unity in showdown – Charlotte Observer


Charlotte Observer
North Carolina's GOP lawmakers urge unity in showdown
Charlotte Observer
WASHINGTON It was Rep. Mark Meadows, a Republican freshman from North Carolina, who rallied GOP conservatives in the House by pushing them to tie defunding of… Continue reading

Why Is Alcoholism Considered a Disease, but Not Smoking? Are Food Addicts Considered Diseased?

Question by nunuvyobizniz: Why is alcoholism considered a disease, but not smoking? Are food addicts considered diseased?
Why would alcoholism not just be called an addiction like smoking or doing drugs? And if doing drugs is obviously worse and illegal than smoking, then why don’t we just call smoking a… Continue reading