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Indiana youth institute released an annual report on kids count. It mentioned various factors impacting the youth and adolescents. Among the factors, child maltreatment proved more detrimental than others as the deaths caused have risen greatly, while child pregnancies have fallen.

Indiana has its name among the top five states in most cases of child abuse and neglect. The year 2014 saw a child abuse and neglect case in every 20 minutes. Moreover, within six months of first case, 90% of the children do not report the next case of maltreatment.

The Obama administration has given approval to three federal agencies to study whether the rubber turf used in playing fields poses any health hazards or not. The issue is more concerning in North Attleboro, where people oppose use of such fields, which are subjected to cause blood cancer despite the fact that there is no evidence available.

The three federal agencies are The Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which will join hands to conduct study on rubber turf made of pulverized, recycled tires.

A new research has revealed that people who have a particular kind of oral human papilloma virus (HPV) are on a higher risk platform to develop head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), in addition to oropharyngeal cancer (OPC). Ilir Agalliu, MD, ScD, headed the research, which showed that if the mouthwash samples of a person are detected with HPV 16 are at 22 times higher risk for developing OPC as compared to those who do not have this virus.

Cardiovascular problems in health are responsible for annually taking 17.3 million lives across the world, according to data released by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. Cardiovascular problems are the primary cause of death globally. Deaths caused by all forms of cancer are less than the deaths caused by only heart disease and stroke.

Marshall Medical Center and Cameron Park Community Services District have joined hands to organize ‘Affair of the Heart’ event on February 18, 2016 to create awareness about the reasons and steps that can be taken to avoid cardiovascular diseases.

With its latest move, the Obama government has proved that it is getting ready to push up research and development efforts to find cure for cancer. But, it seems that Vice President of the United States Joe Biden was grounding his space metaphor, just a few days after announcing cancer ‘moonshot’.

The 47th US Vice-President used the lofty analogy four months ago. Biden’s son had died of brain cancer a few months before that. The cancer ‘moonshot’ grabbed headlines again last month when US President Barack Obama asked Biden to lead the government’s cancer moonshot task force.

About a month ago, Biden announced the program to end cancer at the Abramson Cancer Center in Philadelphia. At that time, Biden was observed backing away from the metaphor.

On Monday, Beaufort author revealed shocking news of suffering from pancreatic cancer. Through a someway lyrical Facebook statement, Pat Conroy shared the news of suffering from pancreatic cancer.

Conroy came in Beaufort as a military ‘dependent’, a rootless, lowly kind of teenager who arrived as a US Marine Corps fighter pilot’s son.

The tour of Pat Conroy in Beaufort must have been quicker as compared to the touch-and-go landings aviators practice with steely sunglasses on out at the air station, being called Fightertown.

The words by him even showed the home folks what it was that they were attracted towards the Lowcountry.