Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
International Women's Day Should Matter More in the US
In all the hoopla about James O'Keefe and Rand Paul's filibuster (still support him on that), I completely forgot aout International Women's Day (IWD), which was yesterday. I was impressed to read the list of countries who now recognize the day. IWD has been observed since the ...read more
Undiagnosed and Untreated Mental Illness Pulled the Trigger in Aurora
By Bob Cesca: When an event like the theater massacre in Aurora occurs, it's always a challenge to know how exactly to discuss the story from a political point of view. For what it's worth, I would like to extend my condolences to the families of the victims of this latest ...read more
New Study: 42% of American Adults Will be Obese by 2030
The ranks of obese Americans are expected to swell even further in the coming years, rising from 36% of the adult population today to 42% by 2030, experts said Monday. Kicking off a government-led conference on the public health ramifications of all those expanding ...read more