Traffic Fatality Deaths Decline In 2009
(Washington, DC) -- The Department of Transportation reports overall traffic fatalities at the end of last year fell to their lowest level since 1954. Early projections put the fatality rate at its lowest ever recorded level ...Read More
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New Cancer-Fighting Test Available
(Lousiville, KY) -- A highly anticipated weapon against ovarian cancer has proven to provide women with a better chance for survival. WLKY-TV reports the blood test is a series of five exams rolled into one and is called the Ova-One test ...Read More
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Virginia Votes To Ban Health Insurance Mandate
(Undated) -- Virginia has become the first state in the nation to approve legislation banning the government from requiring individuals to purchase health insurance. The Virginia General Assembly gave its final approval to the measure on Wednesday ...Read More
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Herpes Prevalent Among 18 to 49 Year olds
(Washington, DC) -- Herpes is one of the most common transmitted sexual diseases in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says some 16-percent of the population in this country aged 14 to 49 years old is infected with genital herpes ...Read More
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Heart Test May Be Overused
(Undated) -- A widely used test that detects blockages in the heart's arteries may be ineffective and overused. That's the conclusion of a new study suggesting patients are frequently and unnecessarily exposed to the risks and costs of the invasive examination, which often turns up little or no evidence of disease ...Read More
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NY Chefs Stewing Over Proposed Salt Ban
(New York, NY) -- New York City chefs think banning salt is a recipe for disaster. The chefs are simmering over a bill introduced in the state legislature that would ban salt from restaurant cooking ...Read More
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