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>>In the U.S., physical inactivity is the biggest changeable factor, accounting for 21% of the risk for Alzheimer's, followed by depression and smoking. Added together, the factors account for about 50% of the risk. Wow. If people aren't willing to exercise for weight, heart, and diabetes prevention benefits, maybe avoiding Alzheimer's would finally provide sufficient More

Can we please get some major reporting on how frivolous the numbers are that are being bandied about? They are talking about either $2,000,000,000,000 or $4,000,000,000,000 in savings over TEN years! That is only $200 or $400 billion per year against budget deficits in excess of $1,200,000,000,000. So net-net we get the bigger deficit reduction---note it is not DEBT More

How about getting rid of the artificial limits imposed by the AMA and the American Nurses Association on the number of doctors, nurses, and nurse practitioners that are trained each year? Anyone who wants to go to medical school should be able to. Better a mediocre doctor than no doctor at all. It is sheer insanity to let the AMA and the American Nurses Association More

True, there will always be isolated cases of emotional abuse in relationships. That is an inevitability. But the solution is not to shut down all government programs. For example, it is pretty well acknowledged that the welfare in the Great Depression was a good thing and prevented mass starvation. The same with things like soup kitchens. Government programs do good, More

Thank you Mr. Givens. In response how to write a resume for a job the employee in the article who deletes like a trained monkey: I know a dyslexic who worked very hard to become a Doctor. He still deals with his disability to this day; but you know, he is probably dedicated more to his work than many others, simply because he is who he is. Besides, anyone can pay, More

Like a couple of previous posters, I have a cat who took it upon herself to use the toilet. Sophie makes a habit of sleeping on a towel shelf in a half-bath, and thus has observed us humans using the toilet many times. Last week I inadvertently closed her in the half-bath over night. In the morning when I let her out, it was obvious that she had to go at some More

David, The reason why people c level executivesonclude that insurance company executives are overpaid is that Canada has a system with results equivalent to ours (as WSJ stories have reported), at about half the cost, and they have no insurance industry and no insurance company executives. Therefore, the insurance industry is unnecessary. Therefore, insurance company More

Hugh, respectfully, what I mean by inherently dangerous is that, without carefully designed and redundant safety systems, the reactor core could melt down and release large quantities of radiation. Moreover, even these safety systems are not a 100% guarantee. I agree that our understanding of physics will enable us to tap many energy sources - what I would like to More

Give me a freaking break. IS THIS A SERIOUS ARTICLE? Weiner will receive over 1 million in benefits from his job even though he's resigned in disgrace with inappropriate conduct. It's likely he'll get a book deal, and his notoriety is tremendous. This is NOT a case you can compare to the typical out of work American who has a lot of debt, has lived paycheck to paycheck, More

People may be theoretically hostile to groups while remarkably accepting of individuals from that group. Don't starve yourself. Lay off the high carbohydrate and sugar diet. It's not the same thing. The other side of the xenophobia coin is the drive for exogamy. That is, the urge to mate with someone who cannot possibly be a relative. That can work in your favor. Girls More