Hawaii poised to become first state to raise smoking age to 21
Lawmakers have passed a bill that would make Hawaii the first state to raise the legal smoking age to 21.
Apr 24, 2015
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Pepsi dropping sweetener aspartame from diet cola drinks
PepsiCo said Friday it was bowing to customer demand and doing away with the controversial sweetener aspartame in its diet line of cola drinks in the US.
Apr 24, 2015
Niger battles deadly meningitis epidemic
Parents cradling sick children in their arms streamed into a treatment centre in Niger's capital Niamey, the victims of a meningitis epidemic that has claimed over 100 lives and appears to be accelerating.
Apr 24, 2015
Combined brachytherapy techniques should be 'benchmark' for cervical cancer treatment
The first large international study to investigate the late side-effects of a combination of two forms of brachytherapy to treat cervical cancer has shown that the technique successfully delivers higher radiation doses to ...
Apr 24, 2015
Researchers find alarming rise in cost of MS drugs over past two decades
A new study shows an "alarming rise" over the last 20 years in the costs of drugs used to slow the progression of multiple sclerosis or reduce the frequency of attacks, according to a study led by researchers at Oregon Health ...
Apr 24, 2015
Mental disorders don't predict future violence
Most psychiatric disorders - including depression—do not predict future violent behavior, according to new Northwestern Medicine longitudinal study of delinquent youth. The only exception is substance abuse and dependence.
Apr 24, 2015
Indiana HIV outbreak, hepatitis C epidemic sparks US alert
Federal health officials helping to contain an HIV outbreak in Indiana state issued an alert to health departments across the U.S. on Friday, urging them to take steps to identify and track HIV and hepatitis C cases in an ...
Apr 24, 2015
