by Research Team | Jan 24, 2015 | Health News
A smoking ban takes effect Feb. 1 in many Ann Arbor parks, including 73 with playgrounds and four downtown parks. The Ann Arbor News reports that the move comes nearly 10 months after the City Council approved an outdoor smoking ordinance empowering the city...
by Research Team | Jan 24, 2015 | Health News
The flu is still hitting the U.S. hard, but the number of new infections seems to be slowing down from week to week. For the week ending January 17, based on pneumonia and influenza mortality surveillance, the season is still above epidemic levels, as is typical...
by Research Team | Jan 24, 2015 | Health News
In this Nov. 12, 2014 file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is seen on a laptop screen, shown in Portland, Ore. The Obama administration is reversing itself after an outcry over consumer privacy on HealthCare.gov, the...
by Research Team | Jan 24, 2015 | Health News
Bowing to privacy concerns, the Obama administration reversed itself Friday, scaling back the release of consumers’ personal information from the government’s health insurance website to private companies with a commercial interest in the data. The...
by Research Team | Jan 24, 2015 | Health News
Earlier this week, the government came under fire after the Associated Press showed that Healthcare.gov was relaying users’ personal information, such as zip code, income level, pregnancy status and whether or not you are a smoker. That information was being...
