Elderly Americans may soon lose their free home health services provided by Medicare if a Congressional panel approves changes to current rules. Home health visits to seniors are currently free of charge but a co-payment scheme might be implemented to prevent the system from being abused, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). The […]
Natalie Portman was picked best actress at this year’s Golden Globes awards show for her performance in the psychological thriller “Black Swan.” The pregnant actress thanked her fiance Benjamin Millepied who was her choreographer and ballet instructor at the set of the film. His character in the film viewed Portman’s character as someone he would […]
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will lead other tennis players in an exhibition tennis contest today for the benefit of victims of the massive floods in Australia. The “Rally for Relief” event was organized by Australian Open officials who are hoping to raise a minimum of $1 million Australian dollars or about $989,000 USD for […]
Cell damage can occur within just a few minutes of smoking, a study by American researchers showed on Saturday. The findings, published by the American Chemical Society’s Chemical Research in Toxicology journal, revealed that the toxic “effect is so fast that it’s equivalent to injecting the substance directly into the bloodstream.” Cell damage by smoking […]
This year’s awards extravaganza in Hollywood will start with the Golden Globes on Sunday with many hopefuls trying to gain some lift from the awards show towards Oscar recognition next month. The Globes are said to be a good barometer on the chances of its nominees to win an Academy Award which is to be held […]
Hollywood icon Zsa Zsa Gabor had her right leg amputated on Friday by doctors at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Her physicians said that the procedure was a last-resort, life-saving step to prevent infection from spreading further which may kill Gabor. “She would have died in a very short time because the […]
The inflation rate as reflected by the U.S. Consumer Price Index grew 1.5 percent over the past year through December, up from 1.1 percent in November, as Americans had to bear higher prices of gas, food and grocery items last month due to pressure from outside economies. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics which […]
Painkillers linked to liver damage must be made with less acetaminophen according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The health agency said Thursday that it will set limits of the key ingredient at 325 milligrams per capsule of such brands as Percocet and Vicodin because hundreds of cases of liver damage have been reported […]
Apple and News Corp. are reportedly planning to launch “The Daily”, a newspaper application for the iPad next week, specifically on January 19 in San Francisco. The status of the near-confidential project which is aimed at revitalizing the sagging fortunes of the news industry has been heavily speculated during the past several months. Dow Jones […]
The budget deficit declined 12.4 percent to $80 billion in December compared to the same month a year ago, a report by the Treasury Department showed Wednesday. But the total deficit for the year is still expected to top $1 trillion. For the initial three months of the present fiscal year the budget deficit is […]
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