by Research Team | Mar 16, 2015 | Health News
A big federal study finds that people who see a doctor for chest pain have no less risk of suffering a heart attack, dying or being hospitalized later if they are checked with a fancy newer type of CT scan rather than a simple treadmill test or other older exam. CT...
by Research Team | Mar 16, 2015 | Health News
The Institute of Medicine report says setting the minimum age to 21 could mean 50,000 fewer lung cancer deaths for those born between 2000 and 2019.
by Research Team | Mar 16, 2015 | Health News
Since the flu season started in late September, DHEC says 142 people have died from flu in South Carolina. Only 78 people died from the illness last flu season.
by Research Team | Mar 16, 2015 | Health News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified the first infection of a virulent strain of avian flu in poultry in Kansas, confirming the virus has spread into a migratory bird route that runs through the center of the country. The discovery of the H5N2 flu strain...
by Research Team | Mar 16, 2015 | Health News
Late-game deals to legalize fireworks, raise the cigarette tax, allow smoking in casinos, introduce charter schools and repeal the Common Core educational standards all fizzled.
