by Research Team | Jul 25, 2015 | Health News
Penn State researchers reviewed information from nearly 600,000 high school seniors surveyed about their substance use between 1976 and 2013. The results showed an increase in marijuana use, particularly among black teens.
by Research Team | Jul 25, 2015 | Health News
The Montana Standard reports the youngest son of daredevil Evel Knievel on Thursday agreed to pay a $685 fine and enroll in an alcohol treatment program while pleading guilty to the misdemeanor charge. Knievel had planned a sobriety jump as part of a festival named...
by Research Team | Jul 25, 2015 | Health News
Anthem is buying rival Cigna for $48 billion in a deal that would create the nation’s largest health insurer by enrollment, covering about 53 million U.S patients. In just three weeks, starting with Aetna’s $35 billion bid for Humana Inc. on July 3, the...
by Research Team | Jul 25, 2015 | Health News
The European Medicines Agency is recommending that the world’s leading malaria vaccine be licensed even though it is only about 30 percent effective and that protection fades over time. In a statement published on Friday, the agency said it had “adopted a...
by Research Team | Jul 25, 2015 | Health News
Applications of insecticides from truck mounted sprayers will be used to reduce mosquito populations. These applications will typically happen after sunset, when mosquitoes are most active.
by Research Team | Jul 25, 2015 | Health News
The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a first-of-a-kind drug that lowers artery-clogging cholesterol more than older drugs that have been prescribed for decades. The drug from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals offers an important new option for...
