by Research Team | Dec 28, 2015 | Health News
Scientists, and many consumers, know that when taxes raise the price of cigarettes, smoking typically goes down. That’s why the nation’s leading health organizations advocate higher taxes as a way to discourage tobacco use by teenagers.
by Research Team | Dec 28, 2015 | Health News
A doctor treating a patient with a potentially fatal metastatic breast tumor would be very pleased to find, after administering a round of treatment, that the primary tumor had undergone a change in character – from aggressive to static, and no longer shedding...
by Research Team | Dec 28, 2015 | Health News
The Scottish Government promise, to help carry out more planned joint and cataract operations for the growing elderly population, has sparked questions in hospital corridors and at Holyrood. Surgeons, who say the news took them by surprise, have queried how the units...
by Research Team | Dec 28, 2015 | Health News
With less than a week until the start of a new year, it’s not too early to make resolutions to improve your health. A recent comprehensive analysis of data from a large number of epidemiological studies and clinical trial evidence published online found that...
by Research Team | Dec 28, 2015 | Health News
While no one health story dominated in 2015, the year did mark some milestones and important trends, with news in cancer screening and prevention topping the list. In October, the American Cancer Society revised its influential guidelines on breast cancer screening...
