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WATCH: Oral Cancer Victim Speaks Out
Greuen Von Behrens and Joe Garagiola testify on perils of tobacco use Health - Tobacco - Joe Garagiola - Advocacy - Specific Substances
Congress Urges Baseball to Ban Smokeless Tobacco
Congress urges baseball, union to discuss banning smokeless tobacco during next CBA talks Tobacco - Health - Specific Substances - Effects - By Source of Exposure
Heart protects itself from fat
When you eat a fatty meal, a certain mechanism is activated in the heart, which prevents dangerous substances from being deposited in the heart muscle. This is one of the findings of research carried out at Wageningen University, The Netherlands, in association with the Dutch Heart Foundation.
Pharmaceutical, Healthcare & Life Sciences
On March 24, 2010, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an interim final rule which will allow electronic prescriptions for controlled substances.
Affidavit: Dawson knew patients were abusing prescriptions
HUNTINGTON -- A federal search warrant affidavit unsealed Wednesday alleges a Milton doctor knowingly prescribed pills to patients whom she already knew to be abusing the medications.
Allergy season nothing to sneeze at
Sneezing, coughing, runny noses, headaches, ear pressure, shortness of breath, wheezing: These are the trademark symptoms that manifest themselves during early February through May.
Regaining the Rainbow: A Gene Therapy Approach to Color Blindness
There is ample evidence that men and women think, express themselves and even experience emotions differently (for more details, read on through this issue). But in the area of sensory perception, psychologists are hard-pressed to identify major discrepancies. By and large, the way the two genders experience the sounds, sights and smells of life is quite similar. The most striking exception may ...
Ottawa not preventing oilsands water pollution: Complaint
The Harper government is facing a complaint under the North American Free Trade Agreement about whether it is adequately cracking down on water pollution from oilsands operations.
Hospital to host program on impact of cancer on veterans
Lansdale Hospital is hosting a community event that will examine the impact of a cancer diagnosis on veterans and their families.
Bangor Area to launch investigation into drug activity
The Bangor Area School District will launch a full internal investigation into allegations that former assistant wrestling coach and substitute aide Brad Washburn used drugs with students while on school property.