| Report Finds OTC Drug for Heartburn Effective as Prescription
(Stock Photo) :: Almost everyone has heartburn once in a while, and a new report advises people who have it less than once a week, and have never been diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), to first try nonprescription antacids, much like the ones shown here. .
Women & Heart Disease
Friday is the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women Day." They want everyone to wear red to raise awareness that heart disease is not just for men. It's the number one killer of both men and women. Jacksonville native Angela Jones is finally getting the pieces of her life right. But a few years ago, her body was telling her something was wrong. "I started having pains in my chest here, my wrists hurt- oddly enough I had pain in my wrists and had pain in my back shoulder blades," she said. Doctors diagnosed Jones with anxiety. And it wasn't until six months, and a mild stroke later that she found out it wasn't stress.. it was heart disease. Jones said,"I was pretty much on my back unable to take care of myself because it had progressed." Doctors say many times heart disease in women is missed- either because the doctor or the women herself underestimates her symptoms.
The reasons why proposed IMF gold sales won’t happen
There are a number of reasons this won't happen, but should it still come to pass, it will give the market yet another bullish signal on prices.
First, the U.S. Congress would have to approve the move by the IMF because the United States has ultimate veto power over IMF decisions. The IMF needs an 85% consensus on a move like selling gold reserves.
Since the United States holds 17% of the voting power at the IMF, if Congress isn't on board, it's a non-starter. Currently, Congress can't seem to agree on anything, and might be as partisan a group of lawmakers that has existed in the United States in the past 150 years. Therefore, don't expect anything to happen anytime soon from this group.
Also keep in mind that every time a budget gap needs to be filled, education programs need cash, health care initiatives need funding, heavily indebted countries need relief, and the IMF gold sale idea is trotted out to the public.
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