| Spitzer Plan to Help Working Poor
Governor Eliot Spitzer says he has a plan to help the working poor bridge the gap between welfare and the middle class. The governor plans to create an economic security cabinet to tie together 17 state agencies. The cabinet's objectives include reducing the state's high cost of living and bringing jobs back to New York. “We need to train the next generation for the jobs that are here. We need to create an alignment between what vocation training teaches and the jobs that you're generating," said Spitzer. Spitzer said the state puts $1.3 billion into workforce training. Sh/mmc Governor Spitzer
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Amy Winehouse in rehab?
Did Amy Winehouse go to rehab? We don't know, know, know.
The defiantly self-destructive bad-girl of British pop collapsed Wednesday in London and was hospitalized for exhaustion.
Thursday, British press reports said the hard-drinking, hard-partying singer had checked into The Priory, a facility that treats alcoholism, drug addiction and eating disorders -- another problem Winehouse has had in the past. At the same time, British music website nme.com claimed that Winehouse is not in rehab, but sequestered in a London hotel room following a drug overdose.
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New Vision has a new home
New Vision, an org that helps women ex-offenders re-enter society, will soon be starting its residential program in downtown Fredericksburg Date published: 8/13/2007 p { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; text-align: justify; background-color: transparent } BY RACHANA DIXIT Lisa Thomas says jail in the state of Virginia is punitive instead of rehabilitative, which makes it that much harder for offenders to lead better lives once they are released. That's what inspired the creation of New Vision in 2003, an organization that focuses on a woman's transition from incarceration back into society. The organization is starting a residential-care program for women ex-offenders out of a house on William Street near downtown Fredericksburg.
Sharing meals does a family good
Eating more family meals can actually improve the entire family's food habits. Family meals are associated with the same smart food choices that promote healthy weights. Children tend to eat more fruits, vegetables, grains and dairy foods at meals shared with parents. They also lower their soft-drink intake. Those teens eating more often with their families have higher intakes of key nutrients like calcium, iron, vitamins A, C, E, B6 and folate, as well as fiber. However, the most important part of family mealtime is simply the family. Children learn by modeling themselves after their parents. Eating together allows parents to set a good example and show their children how to choose nutritious foods, know when they are full and how to try new foods. They also learn social skills like table manners and conversation.
Addiction Treatment Costs Shift Sharply to Taxpayers, Report Finds
A study funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) found that 77.4 percent of treatment in 2003 was paid for by Medicaid, Medicare, and other federal, state and local sources, up from 50.4 percent in 1986. Meanwhile, the private sector's share of the treatment cost burden slipped from 49.6 percent in 1986 to 22.6 percent in 2003. Private insurers, who paid 29.6 percent of treatment costs in 1986, were only paying 10.1 percent by 2003. Total dollars paid by private insurers for addiction treatment fell from $2.8 billion to $2.1 billion during the same time period. Fewer patients were paying for treatment out of their own pocket, as well: in 1986, 13.8 percent of treatment was self-paid, but that fell to 8 percent in 2003. The findings are in line with a 2004 study by Medstat that showed a decline in addiction benefits utilization among privately insured workers as well as falling treatment expenditures by insurers between 1992 and 2001, said Ronald J.
CME Outfitters Announces Live neuroscienceCME TV: "Pharmacodynamics of Atypical Antipsychotics: Clinical Correlations ...
CME Outfitters announces an upcoming live and interactive neuroscienceCME TV activity titled "Pharmacodynamics of Atypical Antipsychotics: Clinical Correlations and Practice Implications." Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, August 22, 2007, from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will utilize principles of pharmacology and pharmacodynamics to make individualized treatment decisions to help patients achieve better mental and physical health outcomes. Rockville, MD (PRWEB) July 26, 2007 -- CME Outfitters, LLC, an independent accredited provider of multidisciplinary medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce an upcoming live and interactive evidence-based neuroscienceCME TV activity titled "Pharmacodynamics of Atypical Antipsychotics: Clinical Correlations and Practice Implications." Offered as a simultaneous satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference, neuroscienceCME TV is a one-hour, live and interactive continuing education (CE) activity where leading experts discuss clinically relevant, evidence-based issues facing mental health practitioners.
Ambitious Players vs. Lucky Players
They seem to be from all walks of life. The comparison roots in the personal stories of Graeme Storm (29, UK) and John Daly (41, USA), who finished first and second, respectively, in the first round of the 89th US PGA Championship, which took place yesterday at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Underdogs among the participants, Storm recorded a 5-under 65, and Daly a 3-under 67. To finance his golf career, Storm worked at a cake factory five years ago on a 148 pounds weekly pay. He washed dishes in cold water. To save expenses, his mother volunteered as caddie in a tournament held last spring. He did not catch much attention from the media since his 2000 debut until he first won a championship in the France Open last month. On the other hand, Daly has drawn attention from the media not due to his performance, but due to his alleged gambling and alcohol addiction.
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