Congress provides $7.7 billion in funding to combat H1N1 flu virus

In April, the first case of H1N1 influenza in the United States was identified in our home state of California. The threat to the public health is serious, with more...

Microsoft Launches Digital Video Series Microsoft Health Tech Today

Desmond Tutu among those included in this new monthly series at the intersection of health and information technology. Microsoft Corp. today announced “Microsoft Health Tech Today,” a fast-paced online video series...

FDA Warns Companies against Marketing Illegal Flavored Cigarettes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is enforcing the flavored cigarette ban provision of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) by issuing several warning letters...

A Return to a Simpler Time

by Andrea Frascione, staff writer Walking to the grocery store, pulling a two-wheeled personal shopping cart behind you, lined with a couple of large paper bags. Leisure bicycles with an extra-wide...

Carcinogen in Food Prompts Class-Action Lawsuit Against McD,BK and Friendly's

Carcinogen in Grilled Chicken Prompts Class-Action Lawsuit Against McDonald’s, Burger King, and Friendly’s; Fast-Food Chains are Violating Connecticut’s Consumer ProtectionLaw, Residents Say Two Connecticut residents are filing a class-action lawsuit against...

Train Kids Like Pros To Prevent Sports Injuries

The Centers for Disease Control reports that sport injuries in kids continue to rise.  Is training our youth like professional athletes do, the answer to this growing problem? Celia Kibler...

Message from Joe Biden: Insurance Co Trying to Defeat Health Reform Plan

We've got a fight on our hands. Powerful insurance companies are pulling out all the stops to defeat the President's plan for health reform. They're spending seven million bucks a...

Know the Difference Between Colds, Flu and H1N1

 With flu season upon us, and with the increasing number of H1N1 flu cases being reported, more people are making the trip to the doctor. So how can...

Key Senate Committee Passes Sweeping US Health Care Reform Bill

By Cindy Saine The powerful Senate Finance Committee has passed its health care reform bill, clearing the first major hurdle for President Barack Obama's goal of overhauling the U.S. health care...

New Research Points to Genetic Propensity in Lung Cancer Patients

By Andrea Archibald and Kevin Meagher Newly developed breath test and isolation of specific gene markers could possibly double the survivability rating of the disease in the not-so distant future Not widely...