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Bike Paths, Other 'Healthy' Infrastructure Projects Proving Controversial
"Attempts to set billions aside for infrastructure projects like bike paths face an uphill battle on Capitol Hill," The Chicago Tribune reports, adding "GOP legislators see no health savings in parks and similar projects," while advocates say preventive efforts will bring down costs. "A draft Senate bill would provide up to $10 billion annually for a "prevention and public health investment fund" -- a portion of which could be used for projects such as bike paths, sidewalks, farmers markets and other community interventions meant to curb chronic and costly conditions like obesity."
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How Long Does It Take To Recover From Total Hip Replacement Surgery?
Most patients undergoing total hip replacement surgery want to know when they"ll be able to return to their normal life. "Recovery time" is a common question posed to specialists and non-specialists alike. There are many factors that can contribute to recovery time, but typically patients can return to normal life activities within 1 to 6 months. To be more specific, however, we can examine the difference between "short-term recovery" and "long-term recovery".
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UAW To Accept Up To 20% Of GM Stock; Agrees To Concessions On Retiree Health Care Obligations, Labor Rules
United Auto Workers leaders on Tuesday agreed to accept up to 20% of General Motors stock, as well as concessions on labor rules and retiree health care obligations, as the automaker faces a June 1 deadline to restructure or seek bankruptcy protection, the Detroit News reports (Aguilar/Shepardson, Detroit News, 5/27). Under the deal, the voluntary employees" beneficiary association would receive 17.5% of common GM stock, $6.5 billion of preferred shares, a $2.5 billion note and warrants equal to 2.5% of GM"s stock (Reuters/USA Today, 5/27). In addition, the VEBA would receive $585 million annually in interest income on its preferred stock (Detroit News, 5/27). Another concession included in the tentative deal is the elimination of dental, vision and some prescription drug coverage for hourly retirees (Shepardson/Aguilar, Detroit News, 5/26). UAW also would hold a seat on the GM board of directors (Cho et al., Washington Post, 5/27).Because of a proposed deal announced earlier this month, the Treasury Department and UAW, together, are to own 89% of GM"s stock, meaning that if the UAW-GM deal is approved, the Treasury would own about a 70% share of GM"s stock (Detroit News, 5/26). Current bondholders would hold about a 10% stake in the company (Washington Post, 5/27). The remaining 1% would be held by existing shareholders (Detroit News, 5/26).The total 20% is about half of what was anticipated (Higgins, Detroit Free Press, 5/26). The "significant concessions" made by UAW, which was eligible to receive up to 39% of GM"s equity through the VEBA, "could mean that [GM] is attempting to appease unsecured bondholders, who charged that the UAW was getting a better deal," according to the News (Detroit News, 5/27). UAW said the revised agreement with GM was necessary for the automaker to survive, but the deal will leave hundreds of thousands of GM retirees paying higher out-of-pocket medical expenses, the Wall Street Journal reports (Stoll et al., Wall Street Journal, 5/27).UAW members are scheduled to vote on the agreement on Wednesday and Thursday (Detroit News, 5/26). However, "[e]ven with UAW approval, GM is still likely to file for bankruptcy, since bondholders are unlikely to swallow deep concessions," according to the News (Detroit News, 5/27).
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Democratic Senators Discuss Protecting Children From The Dangers Of Smoking

Democratic Senators Dick Durbin, Chris Dodd, Jack Reed and Frank Lautenberg joined Matt Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, at a press conference this morning to discuss the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The legislation will give the Food and Drug Administration legal authority to regulate the sale, distribution and advertising of cigarettes in order to stop tobacco companies from targeting children and misleading the public. "For years, tobacco companies have been given a free ride to peddle one of most deadly products in the world," Durbin said. "Those days will soon come to an end. The Family Smoking and Prevention Act will make big tobacco play by the same rules as everyone else and reduce the terrible toll tobacco has taken on families around the country." Said Dodd: "Every year, 15,000 Connecticut children try cigarettes for the first time. 76,000 Connecticut children, alive today, are expected to eventually die from smoking. Tobacco companies know that if they can"t addict children, then they won"t have any customers. It"s time for the tobacco industry to come up with a new business model - and this bill will force them to." "I commend Chairman Kennedy and Senator Dodd for their leadership on this issue," Reed said. "Smoking is a public health problem and it is also an economic problem that costs our health care system over $100 billion each year. This legislation will give the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco and prevent tobacco companies from targeting minors. Passing this bill will help reduce health care costs, prevent young people from smoking, and create a healthier future for our nation. " Said Lautenberg: "Joe Camel may be dead, but this bill will ensure his entire species is extinct. We need to end the recruitment of kids as the next generation of smokers. For too long, tobacco companies and their powerful lobbyists have pushed their dangerous products on children. It is time to give the FDA authority to regulate tobacco and shut down the deceptive marketing and advertising that Big Tobacco has used to addict our kids." "By passing this long-overdue legislation, the Senate can take truly historic action to protect our children from tobacco addiction and save countless lives," Myers said. "This legislation has the strong, bipartisan support of the American people and more than 1,000 public health, faith and other organizations across the nation. Enactment of this legislation would represent the strongest action Congress has ever taken to reduce tobacco use, the nation"s number one cause of preventable death." From the office of Senator Frank Lautenberg


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