Even a ‘scaled-down’ health bill is dangerous
Last week, Democratic leaders in the Senate caved to Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s demands and stripped away some major provisions from their health reform legislation, including the public option and a plan that would have allowed middle-age Americans to “buy in” to Medicare. With Connecticut independent Lieberman’s support seemingly secured — for the time being — the president announced that Congress was “on the precipice” of passing comprehensive reform.
But even without these controversial components, the Democrats’ bill would still put government in charge of nearly all Americans’ health care. Patients would have fewer choices in the insurance marketplace, and taxpayers would be on the hook for a multibillion-dollar expansion of the public health care system.
Misconceptions in parents of children?s eyesight
Physicians at The Vision Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles reported some medical adages or advice, which has been accompanied the growth of many parents. However, some of these adages are incorrect proved by scientists.
Many parents tell their kids that sitting too close to the TV will damage the eyes. This concern actually originated in the 1960s, when many people believed the emerging color TV sets would emit high amounts of X-rays. In fact, modern TV monitors as well as new LCD models do not emit any harmful rays. The truth of this concern is that long-time TV watching or computer work will not damage children’s eyes, but their intellectual development may be affected.
The second misconception about vision in the mind of many parents is that eating lots of carrots is beneficial to a kid’s eyesight. This idea mainly comes from the fact that Vitamin A is helpful in treating night blindness or Vitamin A deficiency. The nutritious ingredient Vitamin A do can be found in carrots. But eating a lot of carrots will not improve one’s eyesight. Lutein is actually proved to be effective in preventing macular degeneration.
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