by Research Team | Feb 25, 2015 | Health News
More people may die from undiagnosed lung cancer because they don’t qualify for low-dose CT scans, according to a study by Mayo Clinic researchers. The researchers blame current screening guidelines that have remained the same despite the decline in smoking...
by Research Team | Feb 25, 2015 | Health News
B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer is panning the idea of making vaccinations mandatory for children to enter B.C. schools. Dr. Perry Kendall doubts the strategy would dramatically improve the immunization rate of children entering school – currently 69 per...
by Research Team | Feb 25, 2015 | Health News
Couples use crowdfunding to pay for in vitro pregnancies Some couples are raising money for their costly IVF treatments via crowdfunding sites. Check out this story on news10.net: http://usat.ly/1BqEOIQ Couples who can’t afford in vitro fertilization on their...
by Research Team | Feb 24, 2015 | Health News
The Obama administration is proposing tougher restrictions on brokers who manage Americans’ retirement accounts, reigniting a confrontation with the financial services industry over rules affecting trillions of dollars in 401k and other savings accounts. The...
by Research Team | Feb 24, 2015 | Health News
Nimoy announced he was suffering from COPD last year. Even though he quit smoking more than 30 years ago, he blames that for his illness.
by Research Team | Feb 24, 2015 | Health News
Bristol-Myers Squibb is using an acquisition that could be worth more than $1 billion and a separate collaboration agreement to continue its push into developing cancer treatments that use a patient’s immune system to attack the disease. The New York drugmaker...