For the first time in nearly three years, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has reached 12,000, a mark that hasn’t been seen since just before the financial meltdown in the Fall of 2008. Investors were more confident after President Obama used his State of the Union address to call on Congress to lower the corporate tax rate by closing industry-specific loopholes and find spending cuts across the government. Source Link
New figures show that about 26 million people -- or one out of 12 Americans -- has diabetes. The Centers for Disease Control says that’s up nearly 10% in the past two years. Experts think the nation’s growing obesity rate is partly to blame for more Type-2 diabetes, but new testing procedures are also uncovering more cases. Source Link
Old Man Winter is taking a toll on the nation’s blood supply. The American Red Cross says that recent winter storms have forced thousands of donors to cancel giving blood and its January supply fell to the lowest in a decade. The nation’s biggest provider of blood says more than 14,000 donations had been canceled by winter weather that has hit the East and South. Source Link
New figures show that about 26 million people -- or one out of 12 Americans -- has diabetes. The Centers for Disease Control says that’s up nearly 10% in the past two years. Experts think the nation’s growing obesity rate is partly to blame for more Type-2 diabetes, but new testing procedures are also uncovering more cases. Source Link
Old Man Winter is taking a toll on the nation’s blood supply. The American Red Cross says that recent winter storms have forced thousands of donors to cancel giving blood and its January supply fell to the lowest in a decade. The nation’s biggest provider of blood says more than 14,000 donations had been canceled by winter weather that has hit the East and South. Source Link
