by Research Team | Dec 8, 2014 | Health News
Pima County in Arizona is getting ready to vote on a new policy that would refuse the hiring of any smokers. Smokers already on the payroll will get a 30% health insurance surcharge, while those who are nicotine-free will be eligible for a $5 healthcare discount each...
by Research Team | Dec 8, 2014 | Health News
A group of Notley High School pupils have organised a quiz night on behalf of friend Olivia, who was diagnosed with bone cancer this year Ten teenagers have raised more than A 1,000 for charity in honour of their school friend, who was diagnosed with bone cancer aged...
by Research Team | Dec 8, 2014 | Health News
Just a few years ago, early adopters of e-cigarettes got their fix by clumsily screwing together a small battery and a plastic cartridge containing cotton soaked with nicotine. Now, the battery-powered contraptions have computer chips to regulate puffs and...
by Research Team | Dec 7, 2014 | Health News
Already-strong public support for right-to-die legislation has grown even stronger in the days since the planned death of 29-year-old brain cancer patient Brittany Maynard, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll has found. An overwhelming 74 percent of American adults now...
by Research Team | Dec 7, 2014 | Health News
He did it in front of three dozen staff members from the IU Health Proton Therapy Center and IU Cyclotron lined up along the wall in the center’s hallway. The bell ringing, celebrating a patient’s final treatment, has been a tradition at the center since...
