Announces Rural Health and Education Grants to Help Elderly Living in Rural AreasWASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2009 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $1.5 million in grants to support the Rural Health and Safety Education Program, which helps rural families cope with aging, eldercare and caregiving, and rural healthcare. Vilsack also today noted the healthcare disparity that exists for those who live in rural America.“Almost one in four Americans living in towns with less tha

Recently, I had the pleasure of eating lunch with my daughter at her school. Let me be more clear – it was a pleasure to spend that time with my daughter, but it was distressing to witness what dozens of children around us were eating. It honestly made me sad. I just couldn’t believe it, and it left me wondering where on earth to begin helping more families understand basic nutrition. At our little table alone, one child started with an apple – that was a good thing! Then, a bag of Fritos a

by Tyran Smith Everyone will suffer pain at some point in their lives and strange as it may sound, some pain is necessary; it’s a signal from our brain that something is wrong which we need to address to protect our health and well-being. The pain can be the result of accident, sickness or disease but the point is if you know where the sensation is coming from then it is usually much easier to diagnose and then treat. Normally once the cause of the pain is treated, the pain will gradually disa

by Nicky Takasura As your dog ages it is not unusual for him to slow down a little; but only a little. The gradual decline of activity, and interest in activity, are signals that your pet may be experiencing joint pain as a result of arthritis. Joint issues are a very common problem affecting over 12 million dogs, especially older and large dogs. Dismissing your dog’s symptoms as normal aging could be allowing your dog to suffer needlessly. Pain relief for dogs experiencing joint pain and mobi

It was episode 4 of “Sons of Anarchy” last night and according to avclub.com , it looks like Sheriff Unser, could just be in love with Gemma. In last night’s episode, which was called “Eureka,” Unser promised Gemma that he wouldn’t let anything else bad happen to her. Elsewhere in the town of Charming, the club are forced to spring Tig, after he has a bit of bad luck. Clay, whose arthritis appears to be getting worse, and Jax start to argue about the whole Tig situation, when Clay says he wa