Increasingly popular bathroom wipes — pre-moistened towelettes that are often advertised as flushable — are being blamed for creating clogs and backups in sewer systems around the nation. Wastewater authorities […]
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We’ve long known that a pregnant mother’s alcohol and tobacco use can harm a developing fetus, but we’re now learning much more about how a baby’s first nine months before […]
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Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure is the main risk factor for cardiovascular disease-associated death. In hypertension, the greater the force of blood pushing up against the walls of […]
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The Barnstable County Regional Substance Abuse Council and the Cape and Islands Suicide Prevention Coalition are proud to co-sponsor this week’s screening of What Happened Here: The Untold Story of Addiction […]
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Community members are invited to attend a League of Women Voters forum, Progress on the Mental Health Front, this Saturday, April 18th from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Harwich Community […]
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Government advisers recommended against a proposal by Swedish Match to market its smokeless tobacco pouches as less harmful than cigarettes and other tobacco products. The company has asked the Food […]
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Children who have neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy or epilepsy are no more likely to be vaccinated against influenza than youngsters without these conditions, despite the increased risk for […]
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An interdisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Profectus BioSciences, Inc. has developed a quick-acting vaccine that is both safe and effective with a single […]
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On April 3, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has filed a consent decree of permanent injunction […]
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