by Research Team | Jan 30, 2015 | Health News
” Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc.’s profit more than doubled in the fourth quarter on higher cigarette prices and lower costs for paying down debt. The owner of the nation’s biggest cigarette maker, Philip Morris USA, said Friday the number of...
by Research Team | Jan 29, 2015 | Health News
Northern Westchester Hospital invites parents to learn about adolescent health and the HPV vaccine at its speaker series on Thursday, Feb. 26 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Conference Rooms A and B. Dr. Lauren Budow, a pediatrician specializing in Adolescent Medicine at...
by Research Team | Jan 29, 2015 | Health News
California health officials on Wednesday declared electronic cigarettes a health threat that should be strictly regulated like tobacco products, joining other states and health advocates across the U.S. in pushing back against the fast-growing device. California...
by Research Team | Jan 29, 2015 | Health News
A vendor holds balloons at Disneyland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, in Anaheim, Calif. A measles outbreak in Arizona that originated at California’s Disney parks is at risk of increasing dramatically in size as health officials keep tabs on 1,000 people, including...
by Research Team | Jan 29, 2015 | Health News
Insurance companies, perhaps more than previously thought, may be charging the sickest patients extra for drugs under the federal health law, in an effort to discourage them from choosing certain plans, according to a study released Wednesday. One of the cornerstones...
by Research Team | Jan 29, 2015 | Health News
PALM DESERT, Calif. >> Officials say 66 students at a Southern California high school have been told to stay home through the end of next week because they may have been exposed to measles and are not vaccinated.
