As federal ACA subsidies lapse, blue states offer their own
As federal ACA subsidies lapse, blue states offer their own ### State-Level Initiatives Emerge to Bolster Affordable Healthcare Access Amidst Federal Subsidy Uncertainty A growing number of states are proactively addressing the expiration of federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, implementing... read more »
Limited access restored to Syrias Al Hol camp amid security concerns
Limited access restored to Syrias Al Hol camp amid security concerns **Humanitarian Aid Resumes at Al Hol Camp Following Security Incident** **Damascus, Syria – [Insert Date]** – United Nations agencies have successfully re-established limited access to the Al Hol displacement camp in... read more »
Will the Board of Peace live up to its name?
Will the Board of Peace live up to its name? **Global Peace Initiative Launched Amidst Rising Tensions** A new international body, tentatively named the Global Peace Council, has been established with the ambitious mandate of addressing and mitigating conflicts across the globe. The... read more »
Evans holds second as Armstrong falls back in WRC
Evans holds second as Armstrong falls back in WRC ## Monte Carlo Rally: Evans Ascends to Second as Armstrong Navigates Setback **Monte Carlo, Monaco** – The legendary Rallye Monte Carlo delivered a spectacle of shifting fortunes on Friday, with Welsh driver Elfyn Evans seizing a commanding second... read more »
8 million lives saved since tobacco warning issued 50 yrs ago
Washington, Jan. 8 (ANI): A new study estimates that 8 million lives have been saved in the US because of anti-smoking measures that started 50 years ago with the groundbreaking report... read more »
Sugar-sweetened beverage tax could curb obesity and diabetes in India
Washington – A sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax can help reduce the rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes rates in India, a new study has suggested. Sanjay Basu and colleagues, from... read more »
‘E-cigarettes’ perceived benefits may lead to higher experimentation rates
Washington – Researchers have suggested that the belief that e-cigarettes pose less health risk could lead to increased experimentation among young adults. Investigators from the... read more »
Gold prices fall in Asia over upbeat U.S. trade deficit
Gold futures continued to trade lower on Wednesday after official data showed that the U.S. trade deficit narrowed to a four-year low in November, which bolstered the dollar by fanning... read more »
Anna Hazare’s advice to Arvind Kejriwal – don’t...
New Delhi – Even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) prepares to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, noted social crusader Anna Hazare has advised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to stay away... read more »
