By Nico Cervantes – Latin America 18 Sep 13 Cuban rock musicians say a spate of recent defections by artists performing abroad has increased government suspicion of the heavy metal scene. This summer saw four of the country’s leading heavy metal bands take advantage of American visas, which are issued for promotional tours and music […]
JK Finance Minister asks Banks to achieve the CD Ratio of 40%
Srinagar, June 6 (Scoop News) – Observing that significant improvements in public investments through major set up in the State’s Successive Annual Plan outlays, utilization of resources available under Central Flagship Schemes and Centrally Sponsored Schemes and fast tracking of other development programmes have made a significant impact on the economic growth of the state, […]
Senior Health Worsening Though Much is in Our Control
United Health Foundation recently released America’s Health Rankings Senior Report – A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities. It finds preventable chronic illness at troubling levels among seniors. Nationwide, about 80 percent of seniors are living with at least one chronic condition, while 50 percent of seniors have two or more chronic […]
Child Identity Theft
Do you have a child that has been victimized by child identity theft? Millions of adults each year find themselves victimized by identity theft yet they rarely think to protect their children. An alarming and consistent fact among surveys, done over the past three years, shows that ten percent of all children in the U.S. […]
US Spending on Traditional Prescription Drugs Fell in 2012 for First Time on Record
For the first time in more than 20 years, there was a decrease in U.S. spending on traditional prescription drugs — primarily pills people take to treat more common diseases such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure — according to the Express Scripts 2012 Drug Trend Report, which quantifies annual changes in utilization, unit costs […]
Ecotech Institute Debuts First-of-its-Kind “Clean Jobs Index”
National Index shows where to find clean jobs and compares state sustainability initiatives After nearly a year of research, Ecotech Institute today revealed the first-ever “Clean Jobs Index,” which aggregates all the available clean jobs in the U.S. The Index found that there were more than three million clean jobs available across the United States […]
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