Reynolds launching heat-not-burn cigarette

Reynolds American is launching a cigarette that heats tobacco rather than burning it, hoping to capitalize on the growing appetite for alternatives to traditional smokes. The nation’s second-biggest tobacco company said Monday that it will begin selling Revo...

Judge Weighs Fairness Of NFL Concussion Deal

The NFL’s potential $1 billion plan to compensate retired players for brain trauma could soon close the chapter on a troubled era of league concussion management. However, critics lined up to speak Wednesday at a court hearing in Philadelphia believe the NFL is...

Immigrants baffled by HealthCare.gov lapse

In this Nov. 17, 2014 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell speaks at Florida International University College of Law in Miami. Like other HealthCare.gov customers, immigrants are relieved that the government’s health insurance website...

Queen fears malaria 'comeback'

The Queen has expressed concern that malaria is not getting enough attention due to the Ebola outbreak, a medical professor has said. Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen was visiting foreign affairs think tank Chatham House in central London last night to...

Sewers full of false teeth and fat

A dead cow, a severed finger, prosthetic limbs and a moped are just some of the things found in sewers this year Prosthetic limbs, a moped and false teeth were among the stranger items fished out of sewers over the last year. The Consumer Council for Water has urged...