IRS Simplifies Tax Filing Requirements for Small Employers

IRS Simplifies Tax Filing Requirements for Small Employers: "WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service today issued temporary and proposed regulations that will significantly reduce tax filing burden for nearly 950,000 small business owners. Beginning January 1, 2006, certain employment tax filers will be able to file the new Form 944 (Employer's Annual Federal Tax Return) once a year rather than filing Form 941 (Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return) four times a year. "

Influenza:What to Do If You Get Sick

Influenza:What to Do If You Get Sick: "Influenza (commonly called the �flu�) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. The information below describes common flu symptoms, how to protect yourself and those close to you from getting the flu, and what to do if you get sick with flu-like symptoms."

Online Slide Show: Stretches You Can Do in Your Office

Online Slide Show: Stretches You Can Do in Your Office Do your shoulders get tense when you glance at the stack of work piling up on your desk? Does your back ache if you spend too many hours hunched forward over your keyboard? Take a break at the Mayo Clinic Online Stretch Exercise Slide Show.

IRS Opens 2006 Tax Filing Season

IRS Opens 2006 Tax Filing Season: "WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service today launched the 2006 filing season with a new look to its popular Web site, improved online tools and enhanced electronic services that will better assist taxpayers and tax preparers. The agency is sending 17.7 million 1040 tax packages this week to taxpayers who have previously filed paper returns. The number of paper tax booklets being mailed to Americans is continuing to decline as more people opt for electronic filing."

Acquiring 'Free' OSHA Publications and Posters

Acquiring 'Free' OSHA Publications and Posters: "Recently, we have been hearing of numerous complaints from employers who have received "official looking" announcements, and in some cases, threatening notices from various companies requiring that employers must purchase OSHA documents from them in order to remain in compliance with OSHA rules and regulations. The most popular document being offered for sale is the OSHA Workplace Poster (also available in Spanish)."

STEEL IMPORTS FOR November 2005 DECREASED 15 PERCENT FROM October 2005

STEEL IMPORTS FOR November 2005 DECREASED 15 PERCENT FROM October 2005: "The preliminary data released today show that overall steel imports in November 2005 decreased 15 percent compared to October 2005. The change in November's total amount of steel imports was due primarily to decreases in blooms, billets, and slabs; hot rolled sheets; and wire rods. November 2005 imports of finished steel products decreased 8 percent compared to October 2005, while imports of semi-finished steel decreased 36 percent"

How to Use Fruits and Vegetables to Help Manage Your Weight

How to Use Fruits and Vegetables to Help Manage Your Weight: "There are many different ways to lose or maintain a healthy weight. Using more fruits and vegetables along with whole grains and lean meats, nuts, and beans is a safe and healthy one. Helping control your weight is not the only benefit of eating more fruits and vegetables. Diets rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of some types of cancer and other chronic diseases. Fruits and vegetables also provide essential vitamins and minerals, fiber, and other substances that are important for good health. "

Is losing weight your New Year resolution?...

Is losing weight your New Year resolution?...: "Nutrition for Everyone: Healthy Weight -Understanding the Energy Equation Whether you want to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight, it's important to understand the connection between the energy your body takes in (through the foods you eat and the beverages you drink) and the energy your body uses (through the activities you do). To lose weight, you need to use more calories than you take in. To maintain a healthy weight, you need to balance the calories you use with those you take in. No matter which results you want, eating a healthy diet and being physically active can help you reach your goal. "

NOAA WARNS NEW YEAR WILL BRING SERIOUS THREAT OF WILDFIRES

NOAA WARNS NEW YEAR WILL BRING SERIOUS THREAT OF WILDFIRES: " Wildfires will likely continue to char the landscape of the southern Plains into the start of the New Year as NOAA predicts unseasonably warm temperatures, low humidity and increasing winds in combination with drought-stricken land."

Safeguarding Your Retirement Income: Follow Four Simple Rules, Advises I.I.I.

Safeguarding Your Retirement Income: Follow Four Simple Rules, Advises I.I.I.: "NEW YORK, December 30, 2005�Making your New Year's resolutions? Focusing on your retirement income, and what you can do to safeguard it, should be top of your list.
There are four simple steps you can take to ensure your income is secure and sufficient when the time comes, says the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). These steps apply not only to "defined benefit" plans such as those covering large private and many government employers, but also to 401(k) plans, and should be part of your annual financial review"

Hypertension diagnosis and treatment Updated Guideline

Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment Updated Guideline: "Hypertension diagnosis and treatment"

FDA Issues Consumer Alert on Contaminated Pet Food

FDA Issues Consumer Alert on Contaminated Pet Food: "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting an investigation into the deaths and illnesses of dogs that consumed pet food contaminated with a potent toxin called aflatoxin. To date, FDA is aware of 23 dogs that have died and another 18 dogs that have become ill. The pet food is made by Diamond Pet Food at its Gaston, South Carolina facility"

Hate Bias Crime Training Program for Police Officers

Hate Bias Crime Training Program for Police Officers: "The Hate Bias Crime Training Program provides trainers with all the necessary training aides and materials to train police officers how to improve the effectiveness of their agencies in recognizing, reporting, investigating and prosecuting hate crimes."

One in Three Adult Drivers Drinking, Using Drugs

One in Three Adult Drivers Drinking, Using Drugs: "About one in three adult drivers age 21 to 25 drove under the influence of alcohol or drugs during the past year, according to a report recently released by SAMHSA. These data also show that 16.6 percent of adult drivers age 21 or older (30.7 million persons) reported driving while under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs during the past year."

Do I Have a Problem with Alcohol or Drugs

Do I Have a Problem with Alcohol or Drugs: "SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment recently released Faces of Change: Do I Have a Problem with Alcohol or Drugs? The booklet, which looks at five people from different backgrounds who have a problem with alcohol or illegal drugs, is designed especially for people who may not realize that they have a problem"

Industries with the most new jobs, 2004-14

Industries with the most new jobs, 2004-14: "The detailed industry with the largest projected wage and salary employment growth from 2004 to 2014 is employment services. This industry is expected to have about 1.6 million new jobs. "

Gobierno federal anuncia publicaci�n de nuevo folleto para ayudar a toma de decisiones con respecto a intervenciones quir�rgicas

Gobierno federal anuncia publicacion de nuevo folleto para ayudar a toma de decisiones con respecto a intervenciones quir�rgicas: "La Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Agencia para la Investigacin y Calidad de los Cuidados de la Salud [AHRQ por sus siglas en ingles], parte del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos (HHS) dio a conocer la publicacion de un nuevo folleto, titulado 'Va a tener una cirugia? Lo que usted necesita saber' (Having Surgery? What You Need to Know) para ayudar a que los pacientes tomen decisiones informadas al planificar una intervencion quirurgica."

James Gilbert to Discuss Masculinity in the 1950s on Jan. 19

James Gilbert to Discuss Masculinity in the 1950s on Jan. 19: "James Gilbert will discuss his book "Men in the Middle: Searching for Masculinity in the 1950s" at noon on Thursday, Jan. 19, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C"

OSHA Cites Clearwater, Fla., Contractors for Asbestos Hazards

OSHA Cites Clearwater, Fla., Contractors for Asbestos Hazards: "TAMPA, Fla. -- The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued 27 citations, with total proposed penalties of $38,750, to three Clearwater-based contractors for allegedly exposing workers to asbestos at an Indian Shores demolition site."

OSHA Cites Savannah Contractor Following Fatality Investigation

OSHA Cites Savannah Contractor Following Fatality Investigation: "SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Nathan Jenkins Construction for allegedly exposing workers to fall hazards at a Savannah, Ga., home building site. The agency is proposing penalties totaling $38,900."