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BOSTON ? Former Mayor Kevin H. White, who led the city for 16 years including racially turbulent times in the 1970s and was credited with putting it on a path to prosperity, died Friday, a family spokesman said. He was 82. White, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2003, died peacefully at his [...]

Welcome to Inside Scoop, where we take a virtual tour through some of our favorite fashion PR and marketing agency workspaces! Know of a space? email info[at]prcouture.com! About Elle Elle Communications provides public relations, marketing and events services to a variety of clients in the lifestyle space, many of whom mix business with philanthropy. Elle [...]

MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) — Weight loss and malnutrition are among the medical conditions that increase treatment costs and the length of hospital stays for older adults with hip fractures, a new study finds. More than 250,000 hip fractures occur each year in the United States, often resulting in hospitalization, surgery, extended periods of [...]

U.S. Representative Edward Markey on Friday asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether software maker Carrier IQ violated millions of mobile phone users’ privacy rights. Meanwhile, two lawsuits against the company and phone makers HTC and Samsung have been filed. Carrier IQ makes software that companies including AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile install in [...]

Graphic shows percent of deaths from heart disease, cancers, tobacco and weight Graphic shows percent of deaths from heart disease, cancers, tobacco and weight What’s killing us? For decades, global health leaders have focused on diseases that can spread ? AIDS, tuberculosis, new flu bugs. They pushed for vaccines, better treatments and other ways to [...]