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Watch out if tax reform gets bogged down, Jim Cramer warns

March 29, 2017 Loknath Dasbogged, Cramer, Down, Gets, if, Jim, Out, Reform, Tax, warns, watch

Wall Street could witness another sell-off if President Donald Trump’s tax reform plan gets bogged down, CNBC’s Jim Cramer warned on Monday. “I still think that Trump with Gary Cohn and a different team working to try to get this through we’ll have some luck,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” U.S. stocks opened sharply lower Monday, the first business day after the scheduled House vote on a repeal of Obamacare was pulled because Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan had failed to gain enough support from Republicans. In…

How to Snack in the Right Way if You Have Type 2 Diabetes

January 30, 2017 Srijita2, Diabetes, Have, How, if, In, Right?, Snack, The, to, type, Way, You

If you have type 2 diabetes, you don’t need to include snacks in your daily diet, unless you’re on a type of medication, such as insulin or sulfonylureas, that can cause hypoglycemia. However, snacks—if they are healthy and part of the meal plan developed by your diabetes educator or dietitian—can help prevent blood glucose peaks and valleys, as well as overeating at mealtime.The trick is knowing which foods make a “good” snack, the right portion size, and how often you should eat between meals.Calculate snack carbohydrates and calories A good…

Like spicy food? If so, you might live longer

January 21, 2017 SrijitaFood., if, Like, Live, Longer?, Might, So, Spicy, You

A study, by the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, has found that consumption of hot red chili peppers is associated with a 13 percent reduction in total mortality, primarily in deaths due to heart disease or stroke. Going back for centuries, peppers and spices were thought to be beneficial in the treatment of diseases, but only one other study, conducted in China and published in 2015, has previously examined chili pepper consumption and its association with mortality. So, this new study, published recently in PLoS ONE,…

You’re likely to live longer if your doctor is a woman

December 29, 2016 Srijitaa, Doctor, if, Is, Likely, Live, Longer?, to, woman, you're, Your

In a surprise finding, a team of Harvard University researchers has found that elderly patients treated by female physiciansare less likely to die within 30 days of admission, or to be readmitted within 30 days of discharge, than those cared for by male physicians. The study, published online in JAMA Internal Medicine, indicated that potential differences in practice patterns between male and female physicians may have important clinical implications. “The difference in mortality rates surprised us. The gender of the physician appears to be particularly significant for the sickest patients,”…

You’re likely to live longer if your doctor is a woman

December 25, 2016 Srijitaa, Doctor, if, Is, Likely, Live, Longer?, to, woman, you're, Your

5 Foods You Shouldn’t Eat If You Have Psoriatic Arthritis

December 24, 2016 Srijita5%;, Arthritis, Eat, Foods, Have, if, Psoriatic, Shouldn't, You

What to eat (and avoid) if you have psoriatic arthritis If you have psoriatic arthritis, there are a lot of reasons to eat healthy. The autoimmune disease, which strikes up to 30% of people who have psoriasis, can cause pain, swelling, and stiffness in the joints. And because extra pounds put added pressure on joints—potentially worsening psoriatic arthritis symptoms and leading to deterioration of the joints over time—patients should make it a goal to maintain a healthy weight, says Marie Jhin, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in the Bay Area who…