ESTATE TALK
Planning in the Face of Death Tax Repeal
President George W. Bush’s tax cut plan, which was recently introduced in Congress, includes a gift and estate tax repeal that has some planners and charities worried. 
 

HEALTH HAPPENINGS
High-carb Breakfast Improves Memory in Elderly
The Journal of Clinical Nutrition recently reported that elderly people who ate 50 grams of carbohydrates at breakfast experienced improved memory function. 
 

MEDI-MINUTES
Bush Proposes Stop-Gap Drug Coverage for Low Income Seniors
President George W. Bush has sent to Congress a four-year plan to offer temporary prescription drug coverage for the nation's poorest seniors until Medicare can be overhauled. 

NATIONAL NOTES
States Stand to Lose When the Death Tax Dies
One aspect of the possible repeal of the estate and gift taxes is the effect it would have on the budgets of states.  Most states collect estate or inheritance taxes that piggyback the federal estate and gift tax system.

RESOURCE CORNER
One-Stop Shopping for Health Info on the Internet
Finding up-to-date health information just became a bit easier with the addition of a daily health news feed from the major U.S. print media to the National Library of Medicine’s MEDLINE "plus" consumer-friendly site.