Two very interesting articles
Let me say: I am SO glad this has happened...
New Health Initiatives Put Spotlight on Prevention
By ROBERT PEAR
Published: April 4, 2010
With little fanfare, Congress approved wide-ranging plans to prevent disease and encourage healthy behavior.
Under the law, chain restaurants will have to provide nutrition information on their menus. Employers must provide “reasonable break time” for nursing mothers.
Health insurance companies will soon have to cover all recommended screenings, preventive care and vaccines, without charging co-payments or deductibles.
Medicare beneficiaries will get free annual physicals. Medicaid will cover drugs and counseling to help pregnant women stop smoking. And a new federal trust fund will pay for more bicycle paths, playgrounds, sidewalks and hiking trails.
Also:
Steven Strogatz: Take It to the Limit
By By STEVEN STROGATZ
Published: April 4, 2010
Archimedes recognized the power of the infinite, and in the process laid the groundwork for calculus.
New Health Initiatives Put Spotlight on Prevention
By ROBERT PEAR
Published: April 4, 2010
With little fanfare, Congress approved wide-ranging plans to prevent disease and encourage healthy behavior.
Under the law, chain restaurants will have to provide nutrition information on their menus. Employers must provide “reasonable break time” for nursing mothers.
Health insurance companies will soon have to cover all recommended screenings, preventive care and vaccines, without charging co-payments or deductibles.
Medicare beneficiaries will get free annual physicals. Medicaid will cover drugs and counseling to help pregnant women stop smoking. And a new federal trust fund will pay for more bicycle paths, playgrounds, sidewalks and hiking trails.
Also:
Steven Strogatz: Take It to the Limit
By By STEVEN STROGATZ
Published: April 4, 2010
Archimedes recognized the power of the infinite, and in the process laid the groundwork for calculus.