The residents of Flint, Mich., received some welcome news this week: Researchers released the results of a new round of water tests, showing lead levels in that city’s water system falling just below the Environmental Protection Agency action level. Too many water samples above that level is a red flag ... Read More »
12 August 2016 – Amid the difficult humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are stepping up efforts to respond to a recent cholera outbreak in villages along the Oubangui River and have stressed the urgent need for more resources and support ... Read More »
You’ll pay a little more for your workplace health insurance plan next year. Health insurance premiums will increase by 5 percent in 2017 for employees, according to a recent study from the National Business Group on Health, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that represents large employers. That’s about on par with ... Read More »
Painterly spectrum resin is a table lamp that brings colors and their associations into space as an object. It is made of epoxy resin cast on the surface of parchment paper on which different color strokes are applied beforehand using latex paint, evoking the image of the distant sky, water or ... Read More »
SAN ANTONIO – More than 1,500 people, including San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor, gathered at Wolff Stadium Saturday morning to show off their fitness for the District 6 Fitness 5K. The event was part of San Antonio Sports’ Fit Family Challenge, a 12-week program encouraging families to learn about and ... Read More »
We may be getting ahead of ourselves assuming that Hillary Clinton will be next president, but let’s proceed on that (comforting) notion. Few are better prepared to preserve and improve upon the Affordable Care Act than Clinton, who’s long immersed herself in health care policy. Obamacare is complicated — built ... Read More »
Paris based designers Dan Yeffet and Lucie Koldova are back with a new series of elegant handmade blown glass lamps Balloons , designed for Czech editor Brokis. [Source: Interior Design] Read More »
People who believe exercise is good for them may derive more mental and physical benefits from working out than those with lower expectations. Researchers in Germany found people convinced of the health benefits of cycling enjoyed the exercise more and were more relaxed than cynics. For the study, psychologists at ... Read More »
Freshness, contemporary style and artistic elegance combined in one small urban dwelling in most unusual of places, the heart of Bucharest. This project of Romanian studio rosu-ciocodeica is quite a refreshing sip in the sphere of modern interior design. The designers’ solution for the apartment offers dynamical spatial arrangement enriched ... Read More »
Millions of people buying insurance in the marketplaces created by thefederal health care law have one feature in mind. It is not finding a favorite doctor, or even a trusted company. It is how much — or, more precisely, how little — they can pay in premiums each month. And ... Read More »
Taipei Base Design Center are an award winning design company that was established in 2002 at Taipei City, Taiwan. The services they provided are interior design, architecture design, media and visual design, restaurant management. They have won Red Dot Design Award, IDEA (International Design Excellence Awards), G-Mark (Good Design Award) ... Read More »
The character attack on a state toxicologist by environment and health administrators last week and the abrupt resignation submitted a day later in protest by one of the toxicologist’s managers shed more light on the volatile mix of politics and public-health policy now in play at the highest levels of ... Read More »
