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David Beckham Tops Best Celebrity Fathers List

In general, we did not doubt this fact, and the results of a new survey have just confirmed our hypothesis: the majority of British young men said they considered David Beckham a role model of an ideal celebrity father.

A sportsman, a businessman and a handsome guy raises three sons (according to his own admission, he tries to be strict with them, but he does not always manage to do it and pampers the boys from time to time) and a baby-daughter, who has become the favorite of everyone, who follows the celebrities life. The family pictures published in the tabloids cannot but cause emotions. In any case, that is what the majority of respondents said.

It is interesting that the second place in the list went to Prince William.

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Drowsy driving deaths prompt law dilemma

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Crashes and deaths attributed to drowsy driving are causing lawmakers and courts to consider laws addressing drivers’ sleeplessness.

It probably happens to most drivers.

Heading home after an overtime shift and the eyelids flutter. Up all night with a sick baby and you rest your eyes for just a moment on the way to dropping off the kids at school. Drowsy drivers often make it safely to their destination, but for some, the consequences are devastating.

“To this day I still hear my boys crying out, yelling for Daddy, when they were told the news,” says Jackie Califano, the widow of a New York police officer killed when a suspected drowsy driver plowed into his parked cruiser in 2011. “

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How Medicare Costs Can Be $180 Billion Lower Over 10 Years

Combining Medicare’s hospital, physician, and prescription drug coverage with private supplemental coverage into one health plan could save the government and seniors $180 billion over a decade, according to a new analysis from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and advocacy group The Commonwealth Fund.  Under the proposed plan, called “Medicare Essential,” Medicare costs would be $63 billion lower between 2014 and 2023, with total premium and out-of-pocket costs for beneficiaries estimated to be 17 percent to 40 percent lower than current costs.

Private employers enrolled in retiree plans would spend $90 billion less, while savings for state and local governments could be $27 billion over 10 years.

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Austerity is hurting our health, say researchers

Austerity is having a devastating effect on health in Europe and North America, driving suicide, depression and infectious diseases and reducing access to medicines and care, researchers said on Monday.

Detailing a decade of research, Oxford University political economist David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu, an assistant professor of medicine and an epidemiologist at Stanford University, said their findings show austerity is seriously bad for health. In a book to be published this week, the researchers say more than 10,000 suicides and up to a million cases of depression have been diagnosed during what they call the “Great Recession” and its accompanying austerity across Europe and North America.

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The Veggie Table: Three Ways to Enjoy Nutritional Yeast

Before I switched to a plant-based diet, I had never heard of nutritional yeast. Aside from it sounding like something youd only find in a crunchy health food store, the name gives no indication to what it actually is or what it can be used for. It took some experimenting over the years, but I can now say nutritional yeast – oftentimes affectionately called nooch – is a staple in my kitchen.

Nutritional yeast is deactivated yeast sold in the form of flakes or a yellow powder. Its vegan and a complete source of protein, which makes it a staple in many vegans diets. It contains B-vitamins and is oftentimes fortified with vitamin B12, which is absent from plant foods unless its been added in as a supplement. For

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Child’s Immune System Development Depends on the Month of Birth

The scientists from Britain have found that the levels of Vitamin D in the human body and the nature of immunity of the children, who have just been born, are different and depend on the month in which the baby was born.

Around one hundred thousand people in the UK suffer from multiple sclerosis. This disease makes the human immune system damage the CNS (central nervous system). As a result, the body and the brain have difficulty in transmitting signals to each other. Unpleasant hearing problems appear; muscle tone, memory and vision aggravate. The researchers believe that the cause of this disease is genetic, but it can also be due to the persons environment.

Previously, the researchers noted in some studies that the month when the child was born, could have a significant impact on the possibility of multiple sclerosis.

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