| Offseason could be long for Gocong, Eagles and fans
PHILADELPHIA Three pieces of advice for Eagles fans as they prepare for an offseason not expected to bubble over with Super Bowl-here-we-come news: 1) stay away from the knife drawer; 2) keep the acid-reflux medicine close by; and 3) focus on the Phillies until the rookies report to Lehigh. Between now and then, not much that will happen at One NovaCare Way likely will bring much of a smile to your face, other than possibly the long-overdue pink slips expected to be given to Dhani Jones and Jerome McDougle. The free-agent market is anorexic, but even if it werent, and even if the Eagles actually were inclined to gobble up veterans, which theyre not, they dont have their usual 1,000 acres of salary-cap space. After signing several young players to long-term extensions in 2006, they will head into free agency less than $13 million under the projected $109 million cap.
Heart disease: leading cause of death among women
Many women today do not recognize heart disease as being the leading problem and cause of death among women. In fact, if asked, most women would name cancer as the greatest health problem facing women and the leading cause of death. Yet, the American Heart Association estimates that one in two women will eventually die of heart disease or stroke, compared with one in 25 who will eventually die of breast cancer. Unfortunately, many women are uncertain of specific aspects of heart disease and most don't understand the risk from this serious health threat."Cardiovascular disease includes diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Heart and blood vessel problems develop over time and occur when arteries that supply the heart or brain with blood slowly become clogged from a buildup of cells, fat and cholesterol," said Dr.
When caring clashes with costs - the nasty business of being NICE
It is not easy being a doctor in charge of NICE, the friendly sounding organisation that decides whether or not you die for want of a medical treatment. And decides it not on the basis of whether your life will be saved, but whether it is cost-effective to save your life. Professor Sir Michael Rawlins grimaced slightly: "I know, it is horrid, in a way . . . " and he tailed off. One of the best examples of Orwellian double speak may be the acronym for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. This is where bean-counting meets personal tragedy, where government accountancy says "no" to a man whose wife is dying for want of drugs that neither he nor the NHS can afford. The dilemma: with limited cash in the health service, do we spend a lot on saving a few patients or sacrifice them to help many others? "You have got a tension between the patient in front of you, for whom you want to do the best you can, and then you have got the ones in the waiting room.
Storey County panel cuts bikeway extension proposal
Storey County commissioners Tuesday night unanimously killed a proposed extension of the Tahoe-Pyramid bikeway that would have linked Lockwood with Sparks, refusing to declare a dirt road across private property a historical, public road. "I have heartburn forcing this down anybody's throat," said Commissioner Bob Kershaw, speaking to a crowd of at least 70 people at the Rainbow Bend clubhouse in Lockwood. Kershaw said it was wrong for "somebody who has had land for so many years to say it's public property." But Commissioner Greg "Bum" Hess said a side road needs to be built between Lockwood and Sparks so people can ride bikes safely into town. He said it's not safe for kids to ride their bikes across a railroad trestle to get there. Residents of the 600-home town were either loudly for or against the proposed bikeway.
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