Seniors and disabled Americans will not be able to buy supplemental insurance to cover their share of prescription drug costs under the new Medicare bill, the legislation says. A provision in the legislation bans the sale of any gap policy that covers out-of-pocket drug expenses after Jan. 1, 2006, when the new Medicare drug benefit […]

Popular and controversial anti-aging supplement DHEA may actually promote heart disease, according to a new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Researchers exposed human cells to DHEA and discovered that “some cells appear to take in more cholesterol, potentially clogging arteries,” reported HealthDayNews.
“People should refrain from […]

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ — A little-known provision in the Patriot Act is being used by the FBI in cases that aren’t tied to terrorism, which the Act was designed to stop, Newsweek has learned.
The provision allows the Feds to quickly obtain financial records of suspected terrorists or money launderers, reports Investigative Correspondent Michael […]