by Research Team | Sep 2, 2015 | Health News
The U.S. smoking rate continues to decline, with just over 15 percent of adults reporting they’re current smokers, a new government survey reveals. That’s down from nearly 17 percent in 2014 and almost 18 percent in 2013.
by Research Team | Sep 2, 2015 | Health News
Experts attribute recent declines decline to anti-smoking advertising campaigns, cigarette taxes, smoking bans, and the growing popularity of electronic cigarettes and other alternatives to traditional cigarettes.
by Research Team | Sep 2, 2015 | Health News
Gov. Pat McCrory is distancing himself from a full-page newspaper ad about a Christian rally he will address in Charlotte. The Charlotte Observer reported that McCrory is to speak at a rally called The Response on Sept.
by Research Team | Sep 2, 2015 | Health News
The operators of two southwest Ohio abortion clinics asked a federal court on Tuesday to declare recently enacted state laws governing their operations unconstitutional.
by Research Team | Sep 2, 2015 | Health News
The last major piece of President Barack Obama’s health care law could raise costs for thrifty consumers as well as large corporations and union members when it takes effect in 2018. The so-called Cadillac tax was meant to discourage extravagant coverage.
by Research Team | Sep 2, 2015 | Health News
The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene says that number is more than twice the number of West Nile virus cases reported in all of 2014. The department reminds residents to take precautions to avoid infection, including avoiding outdoor activities at dawn and...
