'Soda Tax' Wins Health Experts' Support
Posted by mittan 66 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
Researchers cite a win-win for health care and obesity, but beverage industry balks at proposal Source: HealthDay
Reuters - A strongly worded report on child obesity released on Tuesday recommends that state and local governments tax junk food and soft drinks, give tax breaks to grocery stores that open in blighted neighborhoods and build bike trails.
Prices drop after restaurant VAT is slashed by 14% to entice people away from fast food and back to sit-down eateriesJuggling steak platters and egg mayonnaise starters in his black bow tie and starched apron, Stéphane Archambault, a Paris waiter of over 30 years, was rushed off his feet. But he wasn't complaining, as he and his colleagues were jubilant today after the government won its long-run
Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health
Posted by mittan 166 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
Treatment, too, affects quality of life, studies show. Source: HealthDay
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