Paying Taxes on Social Security Benefits
Only about a third of Social Security beneficiaries pay federal taxes on their Social Security income. feeds.nytimes.com |
Some families win under new health care provisions
By CARLA K. JOHNSON 2010-09-23T14:37:45ZCHICAGO (AP) -- The nation's new health care law adds consumer protections that kick in Thursday, forcing insurers to meet new requirements. Coverage for children with pre-existing conditions is guaranteed. Lifetime dollar caps are eliminated. And insurers can no longer cancel policies retroactively for frivolous reasons when people get very sick.... hosted.ap.org |
New survey on sex in US, biggest since 1994
By DAVID CRARY 2010-10-04T10:39:15ZNEW YORK (AP) -- The male-female orgasm gap. The sex lives of 14-year-olds. An intriguing breakdown of condom usage rates, by age and ethnicity, with teens emerging as more safe-sex-conscious than boomers.... hosted.ap.org |
One woman's quest to cure the mystifying lung disease that killed her Tory MP father
Amanda Evans tells how she is desperately raising money to fund groundbreaking research into pulmonary fibrosis, the disease which killed her father, David telegraph.co.uk |
Elective surgeries go ahead after dispute resolved
The Health Department says elective surgery operations cancelled at the weekend due to industrial action by support staff will go ahead today. abc.net.au |