Post Tagged 'health'

May 02, 2024

Dickens, Diabetes, and Positive-Sum Games

Is it this best or worst of times? Pessimism sells, but the reality of our daily lives makes a case for optimism today and hope for the future. The preponderance of negativity and pessimism in the news makes it easy to believe that the world is at its worst, but my experience and yours can reveal that it may be the best of times. Continue Reading...

January 26, 2024

St. Augustine Speaks to the Suicide of a Civilization

Americans are killing themselves in record numbers. According to a study published in August by the Kaiser Family Foundation, between 2011 and 2022, more than half a million lives were lost to suicide, with 2022 showing the highest number of deaths on record, an increase of 16%. Continue Reading...

September 27, 2016

Angry about high-priced EpiPens? Blame cronyism and overregulation

Pharmaceutical company Mylan recently spurred a flurry of outrage after raising the price of their lifesaving EpiPen by 400%, leading many to decry “corporate greed” and point the finger at capitalism. Continue Reading...

February 09, 2015

A Note of Thanks

There’s a good deal of new research that connects things like happiness and satisfaction to experiences rather than to material goods. If you want to be happy, the advice goes, buy experiences, not things. Continue Reading...

November 14, 2014

Seven Figures: World is Crossing ‘Malnutrition Red Line’

Most countries in the world are facing a serious public health problem as a result of various forms of malnutrition, claims a new report. The first-ever Global Nutrition Report provides an analysis on the state of the world’s nutrition. Continue Reading...

November 11, 2014

Mass Sterilizations In India Leads To Deaths

It’s one of those stories that makes anyone with an iota of sense scratch their head and wonder ironically, “What could possibly go wrong?” India’s government has long been pushing for its citizens to have smaller families. Continue Reading...

August 21, 2014

7 Figures: Hunger in America

Feeding America is a nationwide network of 200 member food banks, the largest domestic hunger-relief charity in the United States. The Feeding America network of food banks provides food assistance to an estimated 46.5 million Americans in need each year, including 12 million children and 7 million seniors. Continue Reading...

July 15, 2014

Should the FDA Ban Trans Fat?

As a child, one of the more difficult decisions I had to make was what to have for lunch. Thankfully, my parents always helped out with that decision, but the U.S. Continue Reading...

July 02, 2014

Why the Hobby Lobby Decision Makes Liberals Worry About Single-Payer Health Care

For those on the left side of the political spectrum, single-payer health care — a system in which the government, rather than private insurers, pays for all health care costs — is one of the most popular policy proposals in America. Continue Reading...

June 19, 2014

7 Figures: American Time Use Survey

Every year the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the American Time Use Survey (ATUS), which measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, volunteering, and socializing. Continue Reading...

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