Medicare will soon bulge with baby boomers

Medicare will soon bulge with baby boomers WASHINGTON – Richard Carlson turns 65 in January but already carries a symbol of that milestone – a Medicare card. Read more on Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

A farewell to 2 on opposite sides of WWII atomic bombing, others who died in 2010

A farewell to 2 on opposite sides of WWII atomic bombing, others who died in 2010 One helped drop an atomic bomb on Japan during World War II. The other survived that bombing and also the second bombing that came only days later. Morris Jeppson was a weapons test officer aboard the Enola Gay and [...]

Business digest

Business digest Chester builder named trade association president Chester – Jim Brooks of Chester, president and CEO of Brooks Home and Brooks Land Development, has been elected president of the New York State Builders Association for 2011. Read more on The Photo News

Despite terminal illness, she dreams of Africa

Despite terminal illness, she dreams of Africa In her heart and her head, Linda Lahme still lives in Luapula Province, Zambia, the poverty- and disease-stricken southern-African nation where she spent the past 10 years helping orphaned children. Read more on The Daily Comet

Study finds specially designed probiotic can prevent obesity

Study finds specially designed probiotic can prevent obesity Specially designed probiotics can modulate the physiology of host fat cells say scientists writing in Microbiology. The findings could lead to specialised probiotics that have a role in the prevention or treatment of conditions such as obesity. Read more on News-Medical-Net

Last-ditch method of fighting intestinal superbug

Last-ditch method of fighting intestinal superbug A superbug named C-diff is on the rise, a germ that so ravages some people s intestines that repeated tries of the strongest, most expensive antibiotic can t conquer their disabling diarrhea. Read more on Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Read more on Seattle Times

Canada has high ranking in survival for 4 cancers; study compares 6 countries

Canada has high ranking in survival for 4 cancers; study compares 6 countries TORONTO – A comparison of cancer survival rates in six developed countries puts Canada in the top three alongside Australia and Sweden, and ahead of Norway, Denmark and the U.K. Read more on Brandon Sun

Gordon Ramsay’s cookbook tops list of 2010′s worst

Gordon Ramsay’s cookbook tops list of 2010′s worst Some of the most popular cookbooks of the year might make for mouth-watering reading, but for heaven’s sake, don’t make any of the recipes, warns a doctors’ group. Read more on CTV.ca

Study gauges health care needs

Study gauges health care needs WOODSTOCK — Weaknesses and strengths in the region’s health care system were highlighted in a community health needs assessment presented at Tuesday’s meeting of the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors. Read more on The Northern Virginia Daily

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