by Research Team | Dec 5, 2014 | Health News
As flu season begins to ramp up, officials say the vaccine does not protect well against the dominant strain seen most commonly so far this year. That strain tends to cause more death and illness, especially in the elderly.
by Research Team | Dec 5, 2014 | Health News
” William Heath, an award-winning journalist and former bureau chief for The Associated Press who oversaw news coverage during some of Latin America’s most turbulent times, has died. He was 78. Heath, who headed AP bureaus in Peru, Venezuela and Argentina,...
by Research Team | Dec 5, 2014 | Health News
Many people covered under President Barack Obama’s health care law will face higher premiums next year, the administration acknowledged Thursday. While the average increases are modest, it’s more fodder for the nation’s political battles over health...
by Research Team | Dec 4, 2014 | Health News
General Motors rose Tuesday after reporting stronger sales, and Biogen, a biotech company, soared following news that its drug for Alzheimer’s disease showed promise. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 13 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,066.
by Research Team | Dec 4, 2014 | Health News
Half of all cancer patients in England and Wales can now expect to survive at least 10 years after diagnosis, new research has shown. Four decades ago, in the early 1970s, only a quarter of people with cancer were likely to live that long.
