| Low-Carb Diet Cures Severe Case Of GERD
Nothing proves the health benefits of livin' la vida low-carb better than real people sharing their own experiences following this amazing lifestyle change. That's exactly what I found in this Spokesman-Review Q&A health column featuring syndicated health columnists Joe and Teresa Graedon.Interestingly, I've featured the Graedon's before at my blog when another one of their readers told them how the low-carb lifestyle not only helped control his weight and blood sugar, but completely eliminated his heartburn.This latest letter featured someone who used to suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. He said the condition was so bad that it forced him to take Prilosec every single day."Even so, I had severe heartburn, and often food got lodged in my esophagus, even after it was surgically stretched," he wrote.
Look out for reset clause in your fixed-rate loan
MUMBAI: An around 1% hike in the floating rate on home loans seems imminent. This must worry some borrowers at fixed rate too.
That's because, increasingly banks are offering fixed-rate loans that don't remain constant during the entire tenure — they come with a reset clause.
This allows banks to tweak its fixed rate after a certain pre-decided period such as every five years or 10 years, to factor in a significant change in the country's interest rate regime.
If a bank decides to implement the reset clause, its consumers, who pay a higher interest on a fixed loan, would end up paying an additional sum in equated monthly instalment.
Time and again, the media has advised borrowers to read loan documents carefully to avoid future heartburn.
Sacramento HeartScan Leads Fight Against Heart Attacks With ...
Bellinger said the information gleaned from these so-called "fast CT" scans could help in the fight against sudden cardiac death, which claims the lives of more than 250,000 people in the U.S. each year.
The ACCF/AHA consensus statement was developed in collaboration with the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention (SAIP) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT). The statement was also co-published in the January 2007 issue of Circulation.
Sacramento HeartScan now offers more imaging modalities than any other imaging facility in the region. CT scans at Sacramento HeartScan, including lung, heart and brain, are performed using the LightSpeed VCT 64-slice scanner, the only one of its kind in the area. Unlike more conventional four-slice scanners, the LightSpeed VCT 64-slice captures clear images of the heart between beats and also provides clear, more precise pictures of other organs and tissue.
Legislation would allow an appeal on graduation test
The House Education Committee took no action on a bill that would do away with many "frowny face" high school diplomas, which indicate that the student did not pass the state's basic skills test.
Lawmakers said they would like to see some changes in the language of the bill so that it would not defeat the purpose of Utah's high school graduation exam.
HB77 would establish an appeals process for those students not passing the Utah Basic Skills Competency Test, Utah's graduation exam. But some lawmakers said that it would defeat the purpose of the UBSCT a measure to indicate to colleges and businesses that students have attained basic skills.
Bill sponsor Kory Holdaway, R-Taylorsville, said HB77 would allow students to show competency in alternative ways, particularly students who are learning English as a second language and special needs students.
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