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Illinois Public Health Director Presents At H1N1 Flu Preparedness Summit To Further Prepare For Possibility Of More Severe H1N1 Outbreak In The Fall
Speaking at a national summit this week on H1N1 flu preparedness, Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public health director, stressed the need to prepare for the possibility the fall flu season could be more severe than normal.
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New Evidence That Vinegar May Be Natural Fat-fighter
Researchers in Japan are reporting new evidence that the ordinary vinegar - a staple in oil-and-vinegar salad dressings, pickles, and other foods - may live up to its age-old reputation in folk medicine as a health promoter. They are reporting new evidence that vinegar can help prevent accumulation of body fat and weight gain. Their study is scheduled for the July 8 issue of ACS" Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication.
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Study Finds Many Newborns Of South Asian And East Asian Descent Misclassified As Underweight At Birth
Babies of East Asian and South Asian descent are between two and three times more likely to be misclassified as underweight at birth when compared to their Canadian counterparts, according to a study led by St. Michael"s Hospital physician Dr. Joel Ray. Dr. Ray and a team of researchers, who developed the first-ever sex-specific birth weight curves for these ethnic groups, suggest the need to consider differences across ethnic groups to reduce parental stress and use of health-care res associated with labelling an infant as underweight, or "small for gestational age" at birth.
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Strengthening The Foundation Of Social Security

The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a hearing on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 2:00 pm ET, to examine the current Social Security benefit structure, and how to strengthen and reform the program for future beneficiaries. The committee will hear from witnesses on reform ideas and how to meet our retiree and disabled citizens" needs. Today, one-third of Americans 65 years and older depend on Social Security benefits to supply 90 percent of their total income. What Hearing to discuss Social Security When Wednesday, June 17th at 2:00 p.m. Where 216 Hart Senate Office Building Witnesses Leon Burzynski, President, Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans Kenneth Apfel, Professor of the Practice, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Joan Entmacher, Vice President for Family Economic Security, National Women"s Law Center Melissa Favreault, Senior Research Associate, Income and Benefits Policy Center, Urban Institute John Irons, Research and Policy Director, Economic Policy Institute Andrew Biggs, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging


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