Stimulus advancing health reform

Obama team sees stimulus advancing health reform
In the legislation passed late Friday, Congress approved spending about $19 billion over the coming years on electronic health records and an additional $1.1 billion on research comparing which treatments work best for a particular disease.

Also, the bill sets aside about $1 billion for a "prevention and wellness fund." About $300 million of that money would provide additional immunizations. Most of the rest of that money will go to state and communities to help them tackle smoking, obesity and various preventable health problems.

"This represents the beginning steps of the president's health reform vision," said Jenny Backus, a spokeswoman for the Health and Human Services Department. "It's designed to get relief to people who need it most and to do everything we can to bring down the cost of health care, and improve access and quality." [readmore...

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I can't wait for the progress of the stimulus package that was passed the other day, February 13, 2009.

You can now edit Google spreadsheets on your iPhone

I find it quite interesting! I hope it works well... ^_^

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Pictures of the week |Times Online

How beautiful and splendid pictures.
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An Ariane 5 rocket lifts off from Kourou, French Guiana, to put two communications satellites for European telecoms operators into space.

Salmonella Outbreak

Of course, I for one am always careful about the food that I eat.  Be careful and check your pantries ---get rid of any peanut butter mixed food. Your life is more precious than tainted peanuts! 

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