By Dr. Mercola One in four Americans aged 45 and older take statin drugs to lower cholesterol and supposedly "prevent heart disease." That amounts to 32 million Americans or, as Peter Wehrwein pointed out in the Harvard Health Letter, the equivale… more »

BLS Note: This is a fairly resurgent phenomenon in the US, Ladies and Gentleman, simply because before, companies largely moved on, however, now and for various reasons , both authoritarian and economic in nature, collection services in concert with some… more »

BBC news Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to give themselves more annual leave in a national referendum. The plan would have given workers six weeks off a year, but business groups warned about the cost to the economy. In other referen… more »

Britain is facing a "massive" rise in antibiotic-resistant blood poisoning caused by the bacterium E.coli – bringing closer the spectre of diseases that are impossible to treat. Experts say the growth of antibiotic resistance now poses as great a… more »

    MSNBC By John W. Schoen, Senior Producer When David Martin and his wife bought their north Seattle condo five years ago, they figured they had plenty of time to downsize if they needed to before they retired. Now, with the property wort… more »