Depressed woman seen “happy”
Smoking rates plumet among low-income Massachusetts residents
Nov. 19, 2009 Leave a Comment
No one smokes anymore…
Walgreens to purchase local Eaton Apothecary stores
Oct. 24, 2009 Leave a Comment
$19 million deal promises to keep most of 12 local stores
American Cancer Society changes stance on cancer screening
Oct. 21, 2009 5 Comments
Over-screening may have led to over-diagnosis.
Beer pong will give you swine flu
Oct. 19, 2009 1 Comment
Though we doubt this will stop a single college student this year
FDA warns of fake Swine flu medicine
Oct. 17, 2009 Leave a Comment
As always, watch what you buy online
Researchers link social isolation to tumor growth
Oct. 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
Housing mice alone results in larger breast cancer tumors
Scientists announce first HIV vaccine to show protection
Sept. 24, 2009 Leave a Comment
Though limited in efficacy, science has proof of concept in an HIV vaccine.
FDA’s ban on flavored cigarettes starts today
Sept. 23, 2009 2 Comments
The FDA hopes to curb young smoking
H1N1 vaccine to be earlier, more effective than predicted
Sept. 14, 2009 1 Comment
Good news as flu season looms near.
Pfizer to pay largest civial and criminal setlement ever
Sept. 2, 2009 Leave a Comment
A stern warning for running afoul of drug laws.
Legitimate Internet pharmacies are often not so legit
Aug. 28, 2009 1 Comment
Pharmacies in mainstream web ads are often illegal
Cyber Clean is a high-tech germ-killing gel
Aug. 21, 2009 1 Comment
Your keyboard is trying to kill you. Here’s how fight back.
Gen-Y’ers with heart defects aren’t checking in with their docs
July 23, 2009 1 Comment
More than 20 percent don’t get treatment for congenital defects.
Emerson alum dies of Swine Flu
July 8, 2009 Leave a Comment
David P. Twomey, of Portland, Maine, died June 30.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation speaks about Michael Jackson
June 25, 2009 Leave a Comment
It’s the nation’s leading cause of death.
Headaches: Like mother, like daughter
May 3, 2009 Leave a Comment
Young girls have more in common with their mothers than they think
Globe: 4 Northeastern students may have mumps
April 16, 2009 Leave a Comment
The Boston Globe has reported that four Northeastern University students may have the mumps, a once common childhood disease now thought to be virtually irrelevant because of the commonality of childhood vaccines. The Globe, citing city public health officials, said that the results are not confirmed, but that two students came down with symptoms after [...]
Report: Sugary drinks bad for women’s hearts
April 2, 2009 Leave a Comment
And you thought they would just spoil your appetite. A Simmons College study reveals that sugar-sweetened beverages increase a woman’s risk of heart disease. Regular consumption of beverages like soda and energy drinks puts women at a higher risk for coronary heart disease, according to research findings of nutrition professor Teresa Fung Published in the [...]
