economy

America hits the brakes on health care spending

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 01/09/2012 - 18:00

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Is health-care relief finally in sight? Health spending stabilized as a share of the nation's economy in 2010 after two back-to-back years of historically low growth, the government reported Monday....


 

Crummy economy can make you sick 

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Tue, 12/27/2011 - 20:59

The lousy economy is giving people heartburn — literally. A new Bloomberg Rankings study found the sale of acid reflux medications had a 93% correlation with the unemployment rate over the past five years.


 

How Fuel-Efficient Cars Can Save Money -- and the Economy

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Tue, 11/22/2011 - 03:00

Climate visionary Amory Lovins has an energy blueprint for America -- and it's a good one


 

Lower birth rates for young women tied to faltering economy 

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Thu, 11/17/2011 - 17:23

The sagging economy may well be the best form of birth control.


 

Is economy best birth control? US births dip again

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 11/17/2011 - 15:50

ATLANTA (AP) -- The economy may well be the best form of birth control. U.S. births dropped for the third straight year - especially for young mothers - and experts think money worries are the reason....


 

Global Fund, China agree to cut $95m from grants

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Mon, 10/31/2011 - 02:08

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US births down for 3rd year; economy may be factor

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 06/15/2011 - 10:11

ATLANTA (AP) -- U.S. births apparently have declined for a third year in a row, probably because of the weak economy....


 

Employers shifting health-care costs to workers, survey shows

washingtonpost.com - Health  Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:00

Amid high unemployment and a weak economy, employers have been shifting health care costs to workers, according to a study released Thursday.


 

A New Clean Economy -- With Old Sources of Energy

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Thu, 02/04/2010 - 02:00

Increasingly, President Obama's new clean economy seems to rely on old sources of energy. The plan may reduce oil dependence and create jobs, but carbon reduction is another matter


 

Obama lists financial rescue as 'most important thing' of his fi...

washingtonpost.com - Health  Tue, 12/22/2009 - 23:00

President Obama outlined Tuesday a first-year legislative record that he said rescued the economy and placed it on a path of long-term growth, even as he acknowledged that some unfinished items would probably be more difficult to achieve heading into a midterm election year.