An intriguing conference is taking place in Atlanta this week. Obesity Week, the Nov. 11-16 convention billed as “Where Science and Treatment Meet,” is a
Lighting a cigarette in many circles these days is viewed as somewhere between packing an assault weapon and swilling a full-sugar soft drink — in
When you think about it, pretty much everything in our homes or offices was on a truck at some point, so it always surprises me
Niche markets always make for an array of interesting business stories, especially when they are growing. And one that fits that bill right now is
With the target date for implementation of health care marketplaces for individuals looming Oct. 1 – the keystone of the Affordable Care Act –it’ll likely
A recent report by the New York Times asserted that more than 1 million consumers are being denied bank accounts because of past problems with
You may already have seen the intriguing NPR report on Social Security disability claims, “Unfit for Work: The startling rise of disability claims in America.”
Not many hospitals report cancer survival rate data, says Robin Respaut of Reuters. There are no reporting regulations for those who do. When she and
Ames Alexander and Karen Garloch of the Charlotte Observer and Joseph Neff of The News & Observer in Raleigh teamed together again to show how
Kate Willson, Vlad Lavrov, Martina Keller, Thomas Maier and Gerard Ryle were part of a collaborative team that helped produce the International Consortium of Investigative
Oregon’s medicinal marijuana business is booming, according to an Oregonian story by Noelle Crombie. She writes that the state now has about 35,500 sites growing
As bathing suit season looms, I’ve noticed a second wave of the weight-loss and exercise ads that typically rear themselves right after Jan. 1. Dieters who
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