Friday, February 4 2011 11:29 AM EST2011-02-04 16:29:19 GMT
Leaders from the Missouri General Assembly joined Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder on Thursday, Feb. 4, requesting for a legal opinion on the enforceability of the federal health care reform law.
Tuesday, May 11 2010 5:32 PM EDT2010-05-11 21:32:20 GMT
The Missouri House gave final approval Tuesday to a measure that will appear on the August ballot stating that people and employers cannot be compelled to have health insurance.
Monday, March 22 2010 7:40 PM EDT2010-03-22 23:40:18 GMT
Now that Congress has passed a health care overhaul, President Barack Obama is expected to sign it quickly, then get back on the road to talk about it some more.
Monday, March 22 2010 11:44 AM EDT2010-03-22 15:44:35 GMT
The Democratic-controlled Congress has approved historic legislation extending health care to tens of millions of Americans who lack it and cracking down on insurance company abuses.
Monday, March 22 2010 7:23 AM EDT2010-03-22 11:23:03 GMT
One of the Heartland's senators in favor of the health care bill, Senator Roland Burris, spent his Sunday afternoon talking to constituents about the legislation.
Wednesday, March 17 2010 6:11 PM EDT2010-03-17 22:11:29 GMT
Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter is the first state chief executive to sign a measure requiring his attorney general to sue Congress if it passes health reforms that force residents to buy insurance.
Wednesday, March 10 2010 7:43 PM EST2010-03-11 00:43:37 GMT
Speaking at a high school in suburban St. Louis, Obama said the health care system is in greatest need of reform and that it's time for Congress to make an up-or-down vote.
Thursday, May 16 2013 8:55 AM EDT2013-05-16 12:55:44 GMT
May is High Blood Pressure Education Month, a perfect time to take steps to lower your blood pressure. State health officials say if Illinoisans reduced their sodium intake by 30 percent, it would prevent
May is High Blood Pressure Education Month, a perfect time to take steps to lower your blood pressure.
Wednesday, May 15 2013 8:48 PM EDT2013-05-16 00:48:52 GMT
Never mind spending hours in the gym! According to a study in The American College of Sports Medicine Health and Fitness Journal... 7 minutes of a particular high intensity workout is all it takes to transform
According to a study in The American College of Sports Medicine Health and Fitness Journal, seven minutes of a particular high intensity workout is all it takes to transform your body.
Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
The notion of wealthy "sugar daddies" with young, pretty wives and well-heeled "cougar" women with handsome, young husbands may be more fiction than fact, new research suggests.
The notion of wealthy "sugar daddies" with young, pretty wives and well-heeled "cougar" women with handsome, young husbands may be more fiction than fact, new research suggests.
Close to half of U.S high school students text while driving, a habit that dramatically increases their risk of getting into a potentially fatal car crash, a new study shows.
Close to half of U.S high school students text while driving, a habit that dramatically increases their risk of getting into a potentially fatal car crash, a new study shows.
People who opt for nonsmoking rooms in hotels with a partial smoking ban are not fully protected from harmful exposure to so-called "thirdhand" smoke, according to a new study.
People who opt for nonsmoking rooms in hotels with a partial smoking ban are not fully protected from harmful exposure to so-called "thirdhand" smoke, according to a new study.
Scientists report that they were able to improve the math-calculation skills of college students by buzzing their brains with doses of random high-frequency noise.
Scientists report that they were able to improve the math-calculation skills of college students by buzzing their brains with doses of random high-frequency noise.