Medical Geography

Get the latest news alerts: Follow LTW at Twitter. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Quintiles , a provider of life science, research and other services to pharmaceutical and medical companies around the world, is expanding its footprint in Africa.

March 23rd is Diabetes Alert Day. It's a one day "wake-up" call, sponsored by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), for Americans to see if they have type 2 diabetes or are at risk.

While the national health care reform debate simmered, Lowe’s Companies Inc. struck an alliance with the Cleveland Clinic in recent weeks to better control the home improvement retailer’s rising costs. Now, Lowe’s employees and their families can ha

Women and minorities were disproportionately sickened by the H1N1 flu strain in Utah. Three-quarters of the people who died during the second wave of the virus' spread were women.

According to a study recently completed by an LSU group charged with conducting studies on improving hurricane crisis communication in coastal communities, many families have a well-developed hurricane response plan of their own but have little faith in t