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Senators Do Not Face High Health Care Costs, Concerns Of Uninsured
The New York Times on Sunday examined how, when senators discuss health care reform, they "usually speak in abstract terms about soaring health costs and the plight of the uninsured," problems from which "members of Congress are usually insulated." According to the Times, senators have access to a number of health insurance options through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and they "are not normally exposed to the fears that strike many workers as employers reduce health benefits and insurers increase premiums year after year."
In response, some major Democratic presidential candidates have said that all U.S. residents "should have coverage as good as what Congress has," the Times reports. Presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has said that she would "give all Americans the same set of insurance options that their members of Congress have," and presidential candidate Sen.
Nearly 80% of UAW workers ratify pact with Ford 11/18/07
United Auto Workers members have ratified a historic four-year contract with Ford Motor Co. that sets lower pay for some newly hired workers and puts the company's huge retiree health care debt into a UAW-run trust. The UAW, which represents about 54,000 workers at Ford, said Wednesday that 79 percent of those voting favored the pact. Workers at General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC already have ratified similar deals, with the contract winning at Chrysler by only a small margin. Unlike the other two automakers, there was no strike at Ford. The landmark deals have been praised by the companies and union for protecting jobs while at the same time cutting labor costs to make the struggling automakers more competitive with their Japanese rivals. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said the union negotiated a contract with Ford that protects wages, benefits and seniority rights and provides income and secure health care for retirees.
Local briefs
Indiana Regional Medical Center Mobile Medical Unit is offering free blood pressure screenings from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bi-Lo Foods, Blairsville, and 2 to 4:30 p.m. at Mercek's Bi-Lo, Homer City. Wednesday Indiana Regional Medical Center Mobile Medical Unit is offering free blood pressure screenings from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rankin's Exxon, Shelocta, and 2 to 4:30 p.m. at Riverhall, Saltsburg. Nov. 27 Indiana Regional Medical Center Mobile Medical Unit is offering free blood pressure screenings from 10 a.m. to noon at the United Methodist Church, Marchand, and 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Valeski's Fourth Street Bi-Lo, Indiana. Nov. 28 Sensory Processing & Play, 6 p.m., Indiana Regional Medical Center. Sponsored by the Western Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Autism Society of America.
Reading this may just save your life, if cancer experts are right
BACON, smoked ham and processed sausages are a cancer threat and should be cut from people's diet altogether, according to the world's most comprehensive study of the disease. The World Cancer Research Fund says the evidence is now strong enough for it to recommend that people stop eating all processed meats, whether they have been smoked, cured, salted or preserved with chemicals. .
Health district recommends flu shots
The Westport Weston Helath District recommends flu shots for those at high risk of the flu. What is the flu? Influenza is an acute viral infection characterized by the sudden onset of fever, chills, headaches, muscle pains, severe weakness, exhaustion and cough. It is mainly spread through droplets of infectious respiratory secretions or by fine respiratory aerosols produced when an infected person talks, coughs, or sneezes. It may also be spread by hand/face contact after touching surfaces contaminated with infectious respiratory droplets. The incubation period is one to three days. People are contagious from the onset of symptoms through four to five days of illness. The acute symptoms last for about a week, although full recovery may take longer. Why get vaccinated? "Prevention is the best means to help stop the spread of this potentially life-threatening illness.
FDA 510(k)-Cleared TerraQuant(R) Combines World's Fastest Super Pulsed Laser With Infrared, Visible Red Light And ...
Multi Radiance Medical, a leading developer of therapeutic laser devices, announces a breakthrough in technology with TerraQuant(R), a clinically proven, FDA 510(k)-cleared, therapeutic laser device that offers relief to chronic and acute pain sufferers, including Olympians and professional athletes. Combining 25,000 milliwatts of peak power with the world's fastest super pulsed laser, TerraQuant delivers pulses at billionths of a second, producing a high-energy density that is absorbed deep into the tissue, accelerating pain relief. Using exclusive Multi Radiance Technology, TerraQuant safely delivers photons to help heal damaged cells.
TerraQuant is the world's first pain-relief modality to synergistically incorporate multiple therapeutic radiances into one technology. These radiances include super pulsed laser, pulsed infrared, red light and static magnetic field.
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