What will the new Health bill cost the American tax payer? The newest Health care reform that was introduced by President Obama and the democrats will cost 940 billion dollars with the majority of it being paid by an increase in the tax on Medicare that is currently .09%. This tax will increase to 2.3% on individuals with incomes of $200,000 and for married couples who file jointly with an income of... 

While millions of people each year depart on enormous cruise ships for a fun filled vacation, it appears that one notorious ship should be avoided all together. The Celebrity Mercury, which is owned and managed by Celebrity Cruises, had to return to port a day early on Thursday because of rampant sickness that occurred on the ship. According to the cruise company, 406 of the 1,800 passengers aboard... 

Kirstie Alley is once again on a diet program. The actress, famous for her weight loss and gain roller coaster ride, has again embarked upon a diet program. This time, she is approaching it a bit differently. The new diet program, called “Alley’s Organic Liaison”, embraces three supplements that are said to cleanse the body of toxins as well as curb cravings. One of Kirstie Alley’s... 

Kirstie Alley’s public weight loss battle is making headlines again. This time her new diet is being linked to the controversial Scientology religion. Although she is a Scientologist, she is not usually as outspoken as some of her other famous friends and practicing Scientologists Tom Cruise and John Travolta. Her new reality show focuses on her latest struggle to lose weight, her self-proclaimed... 

PepsiCo is the world’s number two soft drink maker. It has pledged to remove its full-sugared drinks from schools worldwide by 2012. This withdrawal will affect around 200 countries. This is the first time a company, not being under compulsion, is withdrawing its product and has admitted that sugary drinks might not be the most healthy drink choices for children or adults. In 2006, PepsiCo and... 

Actress Kirstie Alley is promoting a new weight loss program she has designed herself. Alley has publicly battled with her weight for years. After leaving the limelight for several years to focus on motherhood, Alley gained weight and was criticized in the tabloids. She became a spokesperson for Jenny Craig and lost 75 pounds. However, Alley has gained back all of the weight she lost and is ready to... 

It has been recently found that Bananas are rich in a sugary protein called BanLec, a Lectin which attaches to the HIV Envelope and protects the body from being able to get the virus through sexual transmission. It clings to the binding of the sugar rich HIV envelope when it enters the body and does not let go. It would take several mutations for the virus to get loose from the Lectins, which by that... 

There is a link between being impotent and heart disease. Researchers have found a relationship between the two but have not come to a conclusion yet. The researchers have reported men who have been diagnosed impotent and have heart disease are more likely to die before other men with heart disease that are not impotent. They have almost twice the risk of dying or have a heart attack. The medical research... 

The number of foods being recalled due to contaminated hydrolyzed vegetable protein paste or HVP has increased dramatically. The FDA first issued the recall in a joint effort with Canadian officials after salmonella bacteria was discovered in a Las Vegas plant upon inspection. HPV is used to flavor ready-to-eat foods like canned soups, vegetables, dressings and thousands of other products. Basic Foods... 

Smokin’? When teenagers were asked to choose their favorite cigarette ad, 22% of the girls aged 12 through 16, interviewed for a study that appeared online yesterday in the journal Pediatrics, picked a marketing campaign for Camel No. 9 cigarettes. Camel No. 9 cigarettes targeted female smokers right from the start. After the brand was introduced by R.J. Reynolds in 2007, it was aggressively promoted...