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.
by Research Team | Dec 4, 2014 | Health News
Hollyoaks star Kieron Richardson has claimed his character’s upcoming HIV storyline is not a cliche and should help to raise awareness of the condition. Kieron plays Ste Hay in the Channel 4 soap, who will be diagnosed as being HIV-positive in the coming...
by Research Team | Dec 4, 2014 | Health News
About a quarter of Fraser Health’s full-time employees had not yet received the flu shot ahead of a Dec. 1 vaccination deadline and are now expected to wear masks in patient care areas of hospitals, long-term care homes and other health facilities. The health...
