Romney’s assertion that 47 percent of Americans do not pay income tax is factually correct, but the percentage of people who look to the government for health care, food and housing is far lower.
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Who Is Mitt Romney’s 47 Percent?
By 2030, more than half of Americans could be obese, resulting in millions of new cases of diabetes, coronary heart disease, and stroke — a constellation of illness that could cost the United States up to $66 billion in treatment and over $500 billion in lost economic productivity.
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Most Americans May Be Obese by 2030
Children and teens with high levels of bisphenol A in their urine are more likely to be obese, a new study found.
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BPA Tied to Childhood Obesity
The grandson of former President Jimmy Carter says he helped leak the controversial footage of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney at a private fund-raiser last May. James Carter IV isn't saying who shot the video with a hidden camera but he says he persuaded that person to give the video to Mother Jones magazine, which released the video on Monday. Carter tells us he tracked down the source via Twitter after seeing a short clip posted by the person of Romney talking about a factory he visited in China.
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Tonight on AC360: Jimmy Carter’s Grandson Explains How He Helped Leak Romney Video
A new study out of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine suggests that the key to improving the lives of patients with IPF may be a drug with an infamous history — thalidomide.
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Thalidomide May Help Lung Patients
Lower income families are not receiving good dental care.
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Millions in US Can’t Afford Dental Care
By Susan Kreimer Before ordering that much-desired mojito or martini, female patrons of a Minnesota pub can check to see if they’re pregnant. Pub 500 in Mankato, a city south of Minneapolis-St.
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Pub Sells Pregnancy Tests to Curb Birth Defects
NYC bans supersized sodas at restaurants, theaters and concession stands
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NYC Bans Big, Sugary Drinks at Eateries
New research suggests that in roughly 1 out of 8 cases in which people experience major disability from TIA and minor stroke, the first occurrence of symptoms was their only warning sign that something was wrong.
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‘Mini’ Strokes Can Mean Major Disability
Reported by Susan Kreimer, ABC News Medical Unit: The death toll from the Ebola virus has doubled within a week in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the outbreak may continue spreading, the World Health Organization cautioned on Thursday. The Ministry of Health has confirmed…
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Ebola Death Toll Climbs in Congo
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