Comic: Overcaffeination
What she wasn't thinking
Starbucks is testing a new 31-ounce “trenta” size for cold drinks. Reminding us that just because something CAN be done, doesn’t mean it SHOULD be done.... Read more»
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told an audience of insurance industry professionals Wednesday “that opposing President Obama’s health-care agenda and letting premium hikes continue would eventually hurt the health-care industry.’... Read more»0
Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., who is leading a coalition of anti-abortion Democrats standing in the way of party leadership efforts to pass a health bill, signaled Monday that the impasse may be close to resolution.... Read more»1
President Obama will travel to Philadelphia on Monday to “try to persuade the public to back his plan to remake the nation’s health care system, while also urging uneasy lawmakers to cast a ‘final vote’ for a massive reform bill in an election year.”... Read more»0
Starbucks is testing a new 31-ounce “trenta” size for cold drinks. Reminding us that just because something CAN be done, doesn’t mean it SHOULD be done.... Read more»0
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Agostina Senese is a vegetarian in a country where cooking beef on the grill is considered a sacred rite.... Read more»0
A new Gallup poll asked Americans whom they trusted to reform the nation’s health care system.... Read more»0
At China’s National People’s Congress, security – of the top officials – is taken very seriously. But worrying about land mines in Tiananmen Square, we think, goes too far.... Read more»0
Canadians are rightfully proud of their health coverage. Except for the taxes they pay, the care they receive is free. In the U.S., health care is a commodity; in Canada, it’s considered a human right. But this national pride hides a dirty little secret: The rich go south.... Read more»0
When Texas health officials were sued last year for storing infant blood samples without consent, they said it was for medical research. They never said they were turning over samples to the federal government to help build a vast DNA database.... Read more»1
A federal program to curb illegal drinking during Prohibition may have killed as many as 10,000 people. The federal government was so frustrated that people continued to drink during Prohibition, that it poisoned ingredients it knew would be used by bootleggers, reports Slate.com’s Deborah Blum.... Read more»0
GOP officials on Sunday talk shows stressed their belief that health overhaul goes beyond tax and fiscal issues usually reserved for the budget reconciliation tactic. Meanwhile, House Democrats indicated they expect a successful vote on a bill.... Read more»0
The NFL is in favor of performance enhancing drugs. Sort of.... Read more»0
A woman in Oklahoma suffered a massive stroke and although she had a directive specifying no artificial hydration or nutrition if she weren’t going to recover, her nephew insisted the local bishop’s directive on feeding tubes required the Catholic hospital to install one.... Read more»0
A bill aiming to keep a hallucinogenic herb called salvia divinorum out of the hands of young people would send a clear message to parents and the public that the substance poses risks, a state lawmaker contends.... Read more»0
A Taiwanese manufacturer that makes LCD screens and components for tech giants like Apple confirmed Thursday that more of its workers in China were sickened by chemical exposure than it previously reported.... Read more»0
Democratic and Republican lawmakers each have an opportunity to make bipartisan concessions during Thursday’s summit, but political pressure will likely push both sides towards their partisan ranks.... Read more»0
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