■ First up, not sure whether this is good news or not, but "Dr" Theodoric of York may be re-opening his practice:
"Trauma doctors at Johns Hopkins, the University of Maryland and other U.S. hospitals routinely use leeches as a temporary measure to keep blood flowing as new vessels grow in a damaged area."
Turns out, the little guys are helpful in more ways than one: they can help get blood flowing back into damaged areas, and their saliva "has a natural anesthetic."
■ Um, you know how we're supposed to be cutting out salt? Well apparently this is not necessarily such a hot idea. According to the CDC, "major reductions is no longer considered a substantial health hazard. The CDC even reported that reducing salt intake to below 1 tsp per day may be dangerous to your health."
We're still waiting on the report that low cholesterol causes AIDS.
■ It's not just senate staffers and movie theater ushers losing benefits. Venerable northeast grocery chain Wegman's has long provided part-time workers with access to health insurance benefits. Thanks to the ObamaTax, though, those days are coming to an end:
"Several Wegmans employees confirmed part-time health benefits had been cut and said the company said the decision was related to changes brought about by the Affordable Care Act."
Clean up on aisle 4.
■ This has been making the rounds for a few days now, an interactive explanation of how the ObamaTax will affect most people. It's not perfect - for one thing, there's a real possibility that the Exchanges won't be up and running by October, and of course the (Evil) Employer Mandate has been delayed - but it's a reasonable facsimile of the train wreck as it looks today.
[Thanks to Holly R and Gail S]
"Trauma doctors at Johns Hopkins, the University of Maryland and other U.S. hospitals routinely use leeches as a temporary measure to keep blood flowing as new vessels grow in a damaged area."
Turns out, the little guys are helpful in more ways than one: they can help get blood flowing back into damaged areas, and their saliva "has a natural anesthetic."
■ Um, you know how we're supposed to be cutting out salt? Well apparently this is not necessarily such a hot idea. According to the CDC, "major reductions is no longer considered a substantial health hazard. The CDC even reported that reducing salt intake to below 1 tsp per day may be dangerous to your health."
We're still waiting on the report that low cholesterol causes AIDS.
■ It's not just senate staffers and movie theater ushers losing benefits. Venerable northeast grocery chain Wegman's has long provided part-time workers with access to health insurance benefits. Thanks to the ObamaTax, though, those days are coming to an end:
"Several Wegmans employees confirmed part-time health benefits had been cut and said the company said the decision was related to changes brought about by the Affordable Care Act."
Clean up on aisle 4.
■ This has been making the rounds for a few days now, an interactive explanation of how the ObamaTax will affect most people. It's not perfect - for one thing, there's a real possibility that the Exchanges won't be up and running by October, and of course the (Evil) Employer Mandate has been delayed - but it's a reasonable facsimile of the train wreck as it looks today.
[Thanks to Holly R and Gail S]