by Research Team | Nov 13, 2015 | Health News
Linda Horan arrives with her friend Fran Parker, rear, for a hearing at Merrimack County Superior Court Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, in Concord, N.H. Horan, in late-stage of lung cancer, seeks a court to provide her a medical marij… CONCORD, N.H. – Linda...
by Research Team | Nov 13, 2015 | Health News
The federal government’s proposal Thursday to ban smoking inside and out of public housing nationwide got a decidedly mixed reaction from the people most affected. Some who suffer from second-hand smoke were thrilled, but others, including some non-smokers,...
by Research Team | Nov 12, 2015 | Health News
Most Medicare beneficiaries will keep paying the same monthly premium for outpatient care next year, the Obama administration said Tuesday. Separately, all beneficiaries face a $19 increase in the Part B deductible – the amount they pay for outpatient care each...
by Research Team | Nov 12, 2015 | Health News
Foodborne illnesses like the E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle restaurants in the Northwest are more common than the public realizes, experts say, with most instances never making the news. About 48 million cases of foodborne disease occur in the U.S. annually,...
by Research Team | Nov 12, 2015 | Health News
The 47-year-old journalist will have five further sessions of the treatment over the coming months, followed by radiotherapy, after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in July. She had a mastectomy in September.
by Research Team | Nov 12, 2015 | Health News
Obese children can develop signs of heart abnormalities as young as age 8, which might drive up their risk for early death as adults, new research suggests. “It is both surprising and alarming to us that even the youngest obese children in our study who were 8...
