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AP - The Bush administration said Monday it is freezing a scheduled 10 percent fee cut for doctors who treat Medicare patients, giving Congress time to act to prevent the cuts when lawmakers return from a July 4 recess.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Hormones, anxiety, emotions and all the
changes that come along with pregnancy and expectant parenthood can make
any mother-to-be experience mood swings.

AP - The Bush administration said Monday it is freezing a scheduled 10 percent fee cut for doctors who treat Medicare patients, giving Congress time to act to stop the cuts when lawmakers return from a July 4 recess.

AP - One unpleasant task lawmakers will have over the July 4 recess is explaining to seniors why they didn’t stop a 10 percent fee cut, going into effect Tuesday, for doctors who treat Medicare patients.

AP - The Cleveland Clinic, highly regarded for its cardiac care, doesn’t hire smokers or allow trans-fats on its menus, and now it’s joining with a nationally known weight control program to help its employees shape up and slim down.

Reuters - Smoking bans are an effective way of
preventing heart disease, getting cigarette users to quit and
protecting children from second-hand smoke, a World Health
Organization (WHO) report issued on Monday said.

Reuters - Myriad Genetics Inc said it will stop
developing its drug for Alzheimer’s disease after a late-stage
trial of the drug, Flurizan, failed to meet primary goals.

(NaturalNews) Seattle-area food cooperative PCC Natural Markets has removed all products containing high-fructose corn syrup from its shelves, and has announced that it will no longer carry any product sweetened with the controversial ingredient.
“I’m completely happy about that,” said PCC shopper Karen Hunt. “I try hard not to add that to my family’s diet; I […]

(NaturalNews) An amendment to the farm bill, currently being considered by the Senate, would enact a widespread ban on the sale of junk food to children on school grounds.
Under the new rules, developed with intense involvement from the American Beverage Association and other drink and food manufacturers, strict limits would be placed on what foods […]

(NaturalNews) This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni’s The Healthiest Year of Your Life, which can be found at (http://thehealthiestyearofyourlife.com) . In this excerpt, Jim Katsoulis, shares on changeing your body by changing your language and the Program Yourself Thin program.
The Healthiest Year of Your Life with Jim Katsoulis, a certified yoga instructor, Master […]

(NaturalNews) The U.S. and several other nations recently attended a Codex meeting in Calgary, Canada to discuss food labeling. The Codex Alimentarius Commission implements the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Program, the purpose of which is to protect the health of consumers and to ensure fair practices in the food trade. The Codex Alimentarius (Latin, meaning […]

(NaturalNews) A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association [JAMA 2008;299(17):2027-36] has revealed that supplementation with the B vitamins, folic acid, B6 and B12, did not prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women at risk.
Despite lowering homocysteine levels by 18%, this large-scale, placebo-controlled, randomized trial found no significant effects from high levels […]

(NaturalNews) Your physical fitness is more important than your weight in protecting your health, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of South Carolina and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Researchers followed 2,600 people over the age of 59 for 12 years, monitoring their physical fitness, obesity and […]

AP - Fast food restaurants have been changing their recipes to adapt to New York City’s trans fat ban. Here are some of the menu overhauls at major chains:

AP - Making cannoli is serious business in New York. It’s a dessert so tempting that even a hit man in the “Godfather” couldn’t leave a box behind.