No Transplant for Dying Illegal Immigrant

35 year-old Jesus Navarro is married and a father of a 3 year old little girl. His kidneys begun to shut down eight years ago. Every day after work he would come home and cleanse his blood of toxins using a home dialysis machine. But lately, he has been getting worse and is in desperate need of a kidney transplant. Navarro has a willing donor and they have private insurance to cover the cost of a transplant. UC San Francisco Medical Center say they refuse to do one because he is an illegal immigrant so they can't be sure he will receive proper follow up care. Critics say that that providing this kind of care would discourage home countries to get their own health systems. If Navarro does not get the kidney transplant, he will die. His life hinges on the status of "Illegal Immigrant."

http://www.mercurynews.com/census/ci_19856536

McDonald's to Open Restaurant in America's Healthiest City

Loma Linda, California, has one of the longest life rates in the world. It has been tobacco free for 3 decades and about half of the population are Seventh-day Adventists. Many of them are vegetarians and do not have alcohol or even caffeine. Over half of the city council agreed to opening a McDonalds restaurant in Loma Linda, but the ones opposed are very upset and doing what they can to overturn the decision. The reason they outlawed smoking was because it was harmful to the health of the people. The opposed council members argue that fast food is also harmful to their health. A statement was made about how the McDonalds menu is improving but an outraged member of the Healthy Loma Linda Coalition didn't want to hear it. "Trying to say there's a healthy menu at McDonald's is like putting 5 milligrams of Vitamin C in a cigarette." 

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/01/mcdonalds-health-loma-linda.html

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-01-15/news/30630586_1_premium-salads-loma-linda-city-council-vegetarian-diets

Miss Wisconsin - Takes the Crown

For the second year ever, Miss Wisconsin won the crown of Miss America. Laura Kaeppeler is 23 years old and her platform is helping children with incarcerated parents. Her father served 18 months of jail time so she had first hand experience in trying to pursue the relationship with her father during this difficult time. Her mission is to make these 2 million children feel supported and was granted a $50,000 scholarship to help her purpose. The Kaeppeler family knew that the knowledge of her fathers arrest would bring a lot of attention, but they supported her decision in hopes of bringing good out of the situation. 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087349/Miss-America-Laura-Kaeppeler-reveals-heartache-graduating-jailed-father.html


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57359505-10391698/miss-wisconsin-makes-fathers-prison-time-a-miss-america-platform/

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/miss-america-crowning-winner-las-vegas-15360261#.TxXMh1Ugc2Y