What do you plan on doing with your tax rebate check?
Saving It.
  58%
Doing Home Improvements.
  27%
Going on a shopping spree.
  13%
Donating It To Charity.
  2%
 
 
 
 
 
 
The WAVE's Health Forum - Family Health


Reason for concern in childhood and adolescent obesity
Obesity in children is increasing and many cardiovascular diseases that are manifested in adulthood may actually begin in childhood.
Divorsed U.S. Parents Receive Less Help From Children
British adult children help their elderly parents according to current need (i.e. health) rather than past behaviour. This contrasts with other countries such as the US, where parents with a history of divorce see less of their children and receive less help from them.
Hillary: Universal Health Care Campaign's Driving Force
Hillary is the only candidate who has a universal health care plan and she criticized Sen. John McCain for proposing a plan that would put millions of Americans at risk for losing their health insurance.
Affordable Health Insurance Coverage Cited As Top Priority
A bill pending in the state Senate could address Pennsylvania's most critical health care crisis for the hundreds of thousands who lack health insurance.
Talking With Your Teen Is Key To Preventing Teen Pregnancy
State health and workforce development officials are encouraging parents and teens across Wisconsin to talk about making responsible and healthy decisions to build on progress already made in reducing teen pregnancies.
Parents Should Keep Teens From Abusing Cough Medicine
Studies show that parents who talk to their kids about the dangers of drug abuse have children who are half as likely to abuse drugs.
Obesity may raise dementia risk by up to 80%
Dementia risk increases in obese people, but those who are underweight also face an elevated risk or dementia.
Examining Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Outreach
Studies examine Medicare prescription drug benefit outreach efforts and access to care among uninsured middle-class, low-income children.
Mothers, Babies Can Share Cells Throughout Life
Cutting the umbilical cord doesn't necessarily sever the physical link between mother and child.
Health care reform - what are the chances?
There is a retty good chance of implementing successful health care reforms in this country making health care available to more people and to provide affordable health insurance to more families and individuals.