The US Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday a plan to clear the market of most flavors for cartridge-based e-cigarettes in the United…
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s not atypical to see large crowds joining gyms in the first month of the new year. A ‘New Year, New Me’ mentality leads many to…
Continue Reading The Trump administration will soon announce a ban on most flavored e-cigarette cartridges, according to two officials familiar with the plans. The…
Continue Reading Do you want to eat better, exercise more, stop vaping or lose weight? Great. Now’s the time to set those New Year’s resolutions. As we…
Continue Reading More than a year after migrants in the custody of US Customs and Border Protection began to die, the agency released a plan on Tuesday to improve…
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When it comes to getting rid of prescription drugs, fewer than half of the pharmacies surveyed for a new study gave accurate guidance that met US…
Continue Reading A non-profit that promotes vaccinations in Nevada canceled two events after anti-vaxxers posted harassing comments against the host venues on social…
Continue Reading Heading into the new year, I find myself working with so many couples that are burned out, fed up, and feeling that their relationship isn’t as…
Continue Reading The US Food and Drug Administration can’t show a key program meant to address opioid misuse and abuse actually paid off, according to a new…
Continue Reading We’ve long been taught that helping others helps ourselves. As Charles Dickens wrote, “No one is useless in this world who lightens the…
Continue Reading Google users in the United States had a lot of questions about blood pressure, the keto diet and hiccups in 2019. Those topics were among the 10…
Continue Reading An automotive assembly plant closing in a US county has been associated with 85% higher opioid overdose death rates among working-age adults in that…
Continue Reading Looking back over more than 30 years working in public health globally and in the United States, I can’t recall a year with as pronounced a…
Continue Reading A new law in the United States that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 is now in effect, according to the US Food…
Continue Reading An Indiana mother accused of injecting fecal matter into her 15-year-old son’s IV bag has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Tiffany…
Continue Reading A single dose of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine may be just as effective as two or three doses at preventing cancer-causing HPV infection,…
Continue Reading When ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff died, he had been diagnosed with multifocal pneumonia and a rare disease known as HLH, his fiancée tweeted.…
Continue Reading If you’ve ever tried to make a New Year’s resolution, chances are you didn’t stick with it past February, much less the whole year.…
Continue Reading Teaching young boys to respect their female peers goes a long way — it may even help prevent violent behaviors, one study reports. The study,…
Continue Reading A new study sheds light on one potential health benefit of exercise: a lower risk of certain cancers. The study, published Thursday in the Journal of…
Continue Reading People using illicit opioids are not only at an increased risk of a drug-related death, but a new study finds they have an elevated risk of dying…
Continue Reading A hard-boiled egg recall has expanded to products sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s following a deadly listeria outbreak. Almark Foods broadened…
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EL PASO, Texas — The holidays can be filled with cheer and joy, but they can also be difficult for those trying to stay healthy. While festive…
Continue Reading A person diagnosed with measles traveled to several locations around Austin, Texas, and may have exposed others to the contagious disease, health…
Continue Reading From the outside, the store is clearly marked. Inside, rows of colorful products are on display. As far as any average shopper on this street in…
Continue Reading The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced the approval of a drug called ubrogepant for the acute treatment of migraine, which could be…
Continue Reading The concerning scenario has played out in my office over and over again this season. “Your child is due for the flu vaccine today” is…
Continue Reading Swords swirl around their bodies, coming perilously close to piercing flesh. Blades flashing in the morning sun, the young women twirl, cartwheel and…
Continue Reading President Donald Trump on Friday signed a sweeping spending bill into law, including a measure that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone…
Continue Reading Here’s some background information about Ebola, a virus with a high fatality rate that was first identified in Africa in 1976. Facts Ebola…
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