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ITA Member Update for Feb – Tan Tax is back
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Today the White House released the outline of its latest proposal for Healthcare reform legislation. The new bill will include the Tan Tax!
HealthCare Reform — Title IX. Revenue Provisions
Health Industry Fees
The Act will impose fees on various sectors of the health industry, intended to recapture some of the benefits they get as more Americans purchase health insurance.… continue reading
Obama Reverts to Backroom Politics:
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
American Academy of Dermatology Association and the American Medical Association Efforts Would Help to Eliminate 9,000 Jobs; Attack Women-Owned Businesses, According to Smart Tan
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Obama-Reverts-Backroom-Politics-Tan-Tax-Returns-Health-Care-Reform-Bill-Against-Taxpayers-1120931.htm
JACKSON, MI–(Marketwire – February 23, 2010) – President Barack Obama has put 9,000 jobs in jeopardy when he went back on his campaign promise Monday, supporting a proposed tax brokered by powerful lobbyists behind closed doors.… continue readingIn Tests, Vitamin D Shrinks Breast Cancer Cells
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Results Encouraging, But Don’t Read Too Much Into Them, Says Dr. Richard Besser
Doctors have known that low levels of vitamin D are linked to certain kinds of cancers as well as to diabetes and asthma, but new research also shows that the vitamin can kill human cancer cells.… continue readingVitamin D: Are You Getting Enough?
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Today’s post comes from Guest Blogger Jim Bathurst, CSCS, NSCA and personal trainer at Balance Gym.
During these winter months where the days are shorter, the nights longer, and the weather less bathing-suit friendly, we all find ourselves getting a lot less sunlight.
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