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...jury will be out for a long time about whether the federal government's plan to stimulate the economy and save banks will work. The very earliest indications will be if job loss begins to decelerate in the second half of this year and banks free up credit to consumers and businesses. If this is not interrupted by more trouble in the financial system or problems in large economies abroad, it may be successful...
...Paying for the plan to save the economy may work, if the economy reacts just as the Administration thinks it will. But, the chance of that is like making a basket at the buzzer from mid-court...
...data show that "loans modified in the first three months of 2008 showed that 37% of borrowers were more than 30 days behind on their payment within three months, and 55% had re-defaulted within six months." This information opens a Pandora's Box of whether the Administration's plan to help homeowners bring down their monthly payments will make any difference to the real estate market. (Read "How to Fix the Housing Market...
...carb, high protein - there's a diet plan of every flavor. And if you're one of the millions of Americans who struggle with weight, you've probably tried them all, likely with little success. That wouldn't surprise Dr. Frank Sacks, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health and lead author of a new study published in the Feb. 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, whose findings confirm what a growing body of weight-loss evidence has already suggested: one diet is no better than the next when it comes to weight loss...
...average, the study participants lost about 13 lb. after six months of dieting, or about 7% of their starting weight, regardless of which diet plan they followed. At the one-year mark, the dieters had regained some of the lost weight, and after two years, average weight loss was about 9 lb. Only about 15% of participants were able to lose 10% of their body weight or more. Across the board, however, patients lowered their risk of diabetes and reduced blood levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) while increasing good cholesterol (HDL) and overall heart health...