by Research Team | Dec 12, 2014 | Health News
More than a million retired and current truck drivers, construction workers and other union workers could see their pension benefits cut if Congress passes a proposal aimed at shoring up some of the nation’s biggest pensions. Lawmakers are attempting to tack on...
by Research Team | Dec 12, 2014 | Health News
Growing opposition among Democrats and persistent opposition from the tea party Republicans has left a $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill teetering as many lawmakers find more in the measure to dislike than like. Two items are particularly toxic to Democrats...
by Research Team | Dec 12, 2014 | Health News
Primary schoolchildren across Essex and children in years 7 and 8 in South-East Essex are being offered a free nasal spray vaccine to protect them from flu. However, it’s expected that the nasal spray vaccine will be brought in for all primary schoolchildren in...
by Research Team | Dec 12, 2014 | Health News
California officials are battling the worst whooping cough epidemic to hit the state in seven decades as a recent rebound in cases raises questions about the effectiveness of the pertussis vaccine. Doctors emphasize that the inoculation has led to fewer deaths than in...
by Research Team | Dec 12, 2014 | Health News
A treatment known as ovarian suppression used along with an anti-estrogen drug normally given to older women appears to greatly reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence in some younger women, new research suggests. This combination approach — using...