May 17, 2011

Another big name has scratched himself off the list of possible Republican candidates for president in 2012. After barnstorming the country as a Oval Office hopeful, Donald Trump now says he won’t run for the White House, but says he still looks forward to a change in the office. Trump joins former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee who also said he won’t seek the presidency. Source Link 

Is there a genetic switch in our bodies that can turn on obesity? British scientists think they’ve found a gene linked to diabetes and cholesterol that controls other fat in our body. Identifying the genetic master regulator could be a first step to finding new treatments for obesity-related diseases that account for one-tenth of all the health care expenditures in the United States. Source Link
 

While a college degree for their child is still the dream for many parents, the reality is that most Americans don’t think it’s worth the money. A new survey shows that 57% percent say the cost of a college education is not a good value, and 75% feel college is unaffordable. The cost of a college education has nearly tripled since today’s parents when earning their degrees in the 1980s. Source Link