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September 04, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

Arthritis may be worse in poor countries but seem worse in rich ones

By Janice Neumann (Reuters Health) – A study of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) finds that those in wealthy nations are more troubled by it, even though people in poor countries have more severe symptoms. “Such differences are worrisome as they clearly point to avoidable (not caused by biologic or genetic factors) health inequities,” lead study author Polina Putrik of Maastricht University Medical Center in the Netherlands said by email.

September 04, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

Arthritis may be worse in poor countries but seem worse in rich ones

By Janice Neumann (Reuters Health) – A study of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) finds that those in wealthy nations are more troubled by it, even though people in poor countries have more severe symptoms. “Such differences are worrisome as they clearly point to avoidable (not caused by biologic or genetic factors) health inequities,” lead study author Polina Putrik of Maastricht University Medical Center in the Netherlands said by email.

GE set for cost cuts as EU decision on Alstom deal nears
September 04, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

GE set for cost cuts as EU decision on Alstom deal nears

European regulators have expressed concerns over the combined company’s control of the gas turbine market. In May, GE told investors it expects $3 billion in cost reductions over the next five years as it combines its operations with those of Alstom, more than double the previous target when the deal was first announced in April 2014. Outside of France, GE said last year that 18,000 of Alstom’s 65,000 total employees involved

GE set for cost cuts as EU decision on Alstom deal nears
September 04, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

GE set for cost cuts as EU decision on Alstom deal nears

European regulators have expressed concerns over the combined company’s control of the gas turbine market. In May, GE told investors it expects $3 billion in cost reductions over the next five years as it combines its operations with those of Alstom, more than double the previous target when the deal was first announced in April 2014. Outside of France, GE said last year that 18,000 of Alstom’s 65,000 total employees involved

September 04, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

Dietary Fat and the Human Brain: Redefining Food for Thought

The Labor Day weekend brings into sharp juxtaposition two irrepressible, seasonal forces: one is the culturally sanctioned indulgence in an end-of-summer barbecue blitzkrieg; and the other is the return of our kids to the daily disciplines of a school day. We might add a return to more generally frenetic demands on ourselves as well, as the…