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Do You Use Seat Covers on Public Toilets?
I'm kind of obsessed with using those funny little toilet-seat covers provided by the management "for your protection," but I wonder if they actually do anything. (According to this Yahoo Answers post, they're pretty pointless.) Do you use them?
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Do You Use Seat Covers on Public Toilets?
Don't Blow Your Healthy Habits at the Movies This Weekend
It's a big movie weekend, for sure. With New Moon finally out, I've already committed myself to spend an afternoon at the theater — the only complication is that I'm not so fond of the movie-theater fare. It's an admittedly challenging place to stick to healthy food choices, since there usually aren't any to begin with.
Speed Read! Oprah to End Show After 25 Years
- Oprah has decided to end The Oprah Winfrey Show. — BuzzSugar
- Some people get married for health insurance. — The Frisky
- An Eggo waffle shortage is expected until mid 2010.
Abortion Coverage: Missing What Many Never Knew They Had
One of the most convincing arguments for passing the public health plan without abortion coverage is that very few women use insurance to cover abortions to begin with. But if you've heard the statistic that only 13 percent of abortions are billed to insurers, that's not exactly the whole truth.
The Guttmacher Institute, the pro-choice organization responsible for the study the stats were pulled from, contests the 13 percent statistic has been taken out of context and widely used through the media — like, say, in the Wall Street Journal article we linked to yesterday.
Lil Links: Oh Happy Day For Violet Affleck
- Violet is a shiny, happy person — Celebrity Baby Scoop
- Tom and Suri have a swingin' good time in Boston — Celebrity Baby Blog
- Yummy lil pumpkin treats — Momologie
- 10 reasons why your libido ain't what it used to be — CafeMom
- Shopping for your ex with your child — ParentDish
- This poop doesn't stink — a diaper recycling plant set to open in the UK — MomLogic
- British educators tell girls to face “reality” and accept they may not be able to “have it all” — The Laughing Stork
- How do you deal with a temper tantrum in public? — Momversation
- Help! My teen wants to be a vegetarian — Health
If Women Have to Pay For Abortion, What Does It Cost?
The initial reaction to the Stupak amendment — which forbids coverage for abortion from a public insurance plan and prevents private insurers from covering abortions for anyone getting a tax credit — was not anger for many women, but "What? Health insurance covers abortions?!"
Looking into the issue, the Wall Street Journal found that eliminating abortion coverage would have almost no effect because so few women use insurance for the procedure.
US Declares Swine Flu a Public Health Emergency
For the last few years we have been hearing about the upcoming bird flu epidemic, but today, April 26, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano declared a public health emergency due to the swine flu.
Here is part of Napolitano's statement from the White House briefing room:
"The first thing I want to announce today is that the Department of Health and Human Services will declare today a public health emergency in the United States. That sounds more severe than really it is.
Have You Had Luck Getting a Swine Flu Shot?
I don't have to read about the shortage of swine flu vaccine, I'm living it. Everywhere I go to get vaccinated it's the same — there are not enough shots to go around. Supplies are extremely limited, and a recent poll conducted by Harvard University School of Public Health says that 70 percent of adults and 66 percent of children who tried to get vaccinated couldn’t.
Heather Graham Races For Public Option — Love It or Leave It?
In a new commercial called "Track Meet," actress Heather Graham flashes her toned bod and a bit of cleavage to make the case that America needs a healthy public healthcare option. The spot, sponsored by MoveOn, claims that insurance companies have gotten lazy and bloated from the profits — but a little competition from a fit and lean public option should get the system back in shape. With a new poll showing that the majority of Americans want a government-run health insurance plan that will compete with private insurance, this ad might convince the rest of Americans who oppose it.
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