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A study reported in the March issue of Psychological Science points to heredity as the most important factor in determining a person’s predisposition to happiness. Psychologists at the University of Edinburgh worked with specialists …
Gorton’s Inc. has announced that the tablets found in Crispy Battered Fish Fillets turned out to be over-the-counter herbal supplements. The company pointed out that the incident in Pennsylvania is an isolated case.
A new do-it-yourself paternity kit administered at home can answer that question. The kit, which costs only $29.99 and can be administered at home, hit the market last November in California, Oregon, and Washington. …
A new study published in the March issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention demonstrates that women who have a recurrence of breast cancer have almost twice as much estrogen in their blood than those …
The city of San Francisco’s Health Commission will cut $28.1 million in health care costs to help the city bridge a $251 million budget gap for the 2008-09 fiscal year. About half of those …
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, inattentive driving is responsible for at least a quarter of all crashes. The use of cell phones, including dialing, texting and talking, has been an ongoing safety …
Officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have agreed that vaccines administered to a 9-year old girl contributed to her condition. Hannah Poling of Athens, GA, and her family may be receiving …
Fidelity Investments just released information pointing to retiree couples needing $225,000 in retirement to cover their health care costs. This figure is an increase of 4.7% over last year’s number.
It’s Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. March is National Nutrition Month, too. Nutritionists at MD Anderson Cancer Center consider this a perfect time to suggest a new, healthier, approach to meal planning.
A new study from the AARP group points to increased drug costs putting extra strain on the elderly in the United States. AARP released information that brand name drug prices went up by an average …
