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Aspirin wards off heart attack--just don't stop taking it, study warns. Researchers tracked people ages 50 to 84 and found patients with a history of heart disease who had recently stopped low-dose aspirin were 63 percent more likely to have a heart attack. "Even stopping aspirin for 15 days was…
As the dangerous heat wave moves to the Northeast, here's another explainer on how extreme heat attacks your body and why certain people have to be especially careful. Also: How to help a loved one or neighbor stay cool.
The summer heat wave that continues to blister the nation has claimed 13 lives in the Midwest, including a 65-year-old Kansas man who died while mowing his lawn. His internal body temperature was 107 degrees, police said. Still not worried about the heat? You should be. Also: How to protect…
Heat wave continues. As temperatures continue to soar, 20 states are under heat advisories, according to the National Weather Service. Despite the warnings, many people still don't recognize the signs of heat-related illness. And the older we get, the less tolerant we become of the heat. Which is…
Baby steps. "A bipartisan effort in the Senate to allow President Obama to raise the federal debt ceiling in exchange for about $1.5 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years gained momentum Sunday ... The growing sentiment for raising the federal limit on U.S. borrowing sets the stage for a week of…
Debt talks heat up, President Obama walks out. (He'll be back today.) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell continued yesterday to push his "last-option" plan to solve the debt ceiling crisis - for the sake of the nation and his party. "All of a sudden we have co-ownership of a bad economy. That…
Social security in danger? President Obama acknowledges that 27 million Social Security checks may not be mailed if the debt ceiling isn't raised by August 2. ... McConnell in the clutch? Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell yesterday unveiled a new proposal that would "raise the debt ceiling…
Still far apart : Despite a looming deadline and mounting pressure to "get it done," President Obama yesterday said he was not interested in any temporary "stopgap" solution to the debt ceiling problem."That is just not an acceptable approach. So we might as well do it now. Pull off the Band-Aid."…
Still deadlocked, despite Sunday night meeting. With three weeks to go before the government can no longer borrow money to meet its obligations, President Obama and Congressional leaders are still without an agreement on how to raise the nation's debt ceiling limit. President Obama proposed a…
Recession role reversal? A new Pew study reveals that men are faring better at job hunting in today's market than women. Five years ago, men were losing their jobs at a faster rate than women- and had a harder time finding work. So what has changed? Instead of seeking jobs in construction and…