by Research Team | Apr 23, 2015 | Health News
Writing in the British Journal Of Sports Medicine, they said poor diet now generates more disease than physical inactivity, alcohol and smoking combined. They point out that while obesity has rocketed in the past 30 years, there has been little change in physical...
by Research Team | Apr 23, 2015 | Health News
A federal judge has approved a potential $1 billion plan to resolve thousands of NFL concussion lawsuits filed by retired players. The NFL expects 6,000 of nearly 20,000 retired players to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or moderate dementia someday.
by Research Team | Apr 23, 2015 | Health News
Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Novartis has reported a large jump in first-quarter net profit as it recorded gains from deals with other drug companies. Net profit rose to $13.005 billion from $2.968 billion in the year-ago quarter.
by Research Team | Apr 23, 2015 | Health News
Legislation aimed at reversing the state’s liberal vaccine exemption law took a major step forward Wednesday in the state Senate, only a week after support for the bill seemed to be on shaky ground. The dramatic 7-2 vote by the Senate Education Committee...
by Research Team | Apr 23, 2015 | Health News
A conference entitled “The Blunt Truth: Today’s Marijuana” is taking place Thursday and Friday at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. The South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services is among sponsors of the event at which experts...
