How to Shrink Fibroids Naturally. Uterine fibroids, or leiomyomata, are non-cancerous tumors that form on the uterus. At some point in their lives, up to 70% of women will develop fibroids. Normally, fibroids do not cause any symptoms.
Story Highlights. The 16-day government shutdown cost the economy jobs, delayed mortgages and lost retail sales â at least $12 billion worth, and maybe as much as $24 billion. â¢ Estimates of the toll range from $12 billion to $24 billion for the U.S. economy, or as much as $1.5 billion per day, and as many as 250,000 jobs.
The 16-day-long shutdown of October 2013 was the third-longest government shutdown in U.S. history, after the 18-day shutdown in 1978 and the 21-day 1995â96 shutdown. A funding-gap was created when the two chambers of Congress failed to agree to an appropriations continuing resolution.