by Research Team | Dec 15, 2014 | Health News
A new survey of Oklahomans has found that 78.5 percent of the survey’s respondents prefer smokefree bars and nightclubs. Surveys were collected at 22 community events in 2014 to assess awareness of the health hazards posed by exposure to secondhand smoke and to...
by Research Team | Dec 15, 2014 | Health News
Twice a day, San Jose insurance agent Ruben Villanueva offers KZSF-AM La Kaliente’s Latino listeners tips about consumer finance and all kinds of insurance. This month, he’s been reminding his Bay Area-wide audience that Californians need to sign up for...
by Research Team | Dec 15, 2014 | Health News
“The effect of school-based vaccination was profound, both on the students and on the community,” lead author Cuc Tran, a doctoral student in public health at the University of Florida, said in a university news release. When half of the children aged 5 to...
by Research Team | Dec 14, 2014 | Health News
Eating a low-fat diet may reduce the risk of early death in some women with breast cancer, according to new research. The low-fat diet seemed particularly helpful for early stage breast cancer patients with so-called estrogen receptor-negative disease.
by Research Team | Dec 14, 2014 | Health News
A St. Louis couple has gifted $25 million to the Washington University School of Medicine’s Genome Institute that will help pay for its research on cancer treatment and prevention. The institute’s director tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the donation by...
