Health Archives

Cancer threatens El Paso teen’s life, family’s stability

October 1, 2019 1:59 PM KVIA ABC-7

Zamyra Lugo-Principe was 18 years old when she began experiencing a terrible stomachache. Doctors thought it was a virus. She thought it was…

Juul will no longer support a San Francisco initiative to overturn the city’s effective ban on e-cigarette sales

October 1, 2019 4:22 AM CNN

E-cig maker Juul Labs, headquartered in San Francisco, will end its support for a ballot measure that would roll back the city’s ordinance that…

Nine people have died from rare EEE infection

September 30, 2019 9:18 PM CNN

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has reduced the number of deaths in the state from Eastern equine encephalitis from four to three,…

Red and processed meat are OK to eat, controversial new guidelines claim. Don’t believe it, leading experts say

September 30, 2019 9:01 PM CNN

Leading nutritional experts in the United States and the UK are fired up about new dietary recommendations claiming there’s no need to reduce…

16 students in Indiana were accidentally injected with insulin during a TB test, school district says

September 30, 2019 6:33 PM CNN

Sixteen students at an Indianapolis area high school were accidentally injected with small doses of insulin during a tuberculosis test Monday, the…

79 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease now reported in outbreak linked to North Carolina state fair

September 30, 2019 5:16 PM CNN

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease linked to a state fair this month in North Carolina has grown to 79 confirmed cases, including 55…

The FDA and DEA crack down on more websites that are illegally selling opioids

September 30, 2019 4:23 PM CNN

As part of their fight against the opioid crisis, the US Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration have issued joint…

14th vaping-related death in US reported in Nebraska

September 30, 2019 4:11 PM CNN

Nebraska health officials on Monday announced the state’s first death due to severe lung disease linked to vaping, bringing the nationwide…

Experimental prostate cancer therapy delays disease in ‘landmark’ trial

September 30, 2019 3:56 PM CNN

An experimental prostate cancer therapy may change the way patients are treated for the second-deadliest cancer in men. In a “landmark”…

A police department paints a patrol car pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

September 30, 2019 11:37 AM CNN

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins on October 1, the Albuquerque Police Department is showing its support by painting a new patrol car bright…

Parents who read to their child on a tablet end up having less interaction together, a new study finds

September 30, 2019 9:37 AM CNN

The joy of bedtime stories is twofold for parents: They can coax their children to sleep and use it as an excuse to snuggle up with their little…

Women are dying unnecessarily from heart attacks, leading health charity says

September 30, 2019 8:36 AM CNN

Two women a day are dying unnecessarily from heart attacks in England and Wales because of a gender gap in awareness, diagnosis and treatment, a…

Humans can get tuberculosis from deer, the CDC says

September 29, 2019 1:26 PM CNN

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found another unusual way animals can get humans sick. Luckily, this one doesn’t involve…

Can marijuana help treat autism symptoms? A new study aims to find out

September 29, 2019 8:01 AM CNN

Tucked away in the quiet English countryside on more than 47 acres, GW Pharmaceuticals is doing something no other drug company can do: produce the…

FDA cautions against feeding your dog this food after a sample shows salmonella

September 29, 2019 7:28 AM CNN

The United States Food and Drug Administration is warning pet owners to stay away from Performance Dog frozen raw pet food produced on or after July…

Bacteria are likely hiding in your household washing machine

September 27, 2019 11:12 PM CNN

When multidrug-resistant pathogens kept reappearing on the skin of premature babies in a German hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit,…

Washington state orders emergency ban on flavored vape products

September 27, 2019 2:54 PM CNN

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has called for the state to impose an emergency ban on all flavored vaping products, including those that contain nicotine…

In lung injury outbreak, signs point to majority of patients vaping THC products

September 27, 2019 12:24 PM CNN

Two reports published Friday shed more light on the mysterious, growing outbreak of lung injuries linked to vaping, highlighting the prevalence of…

Climate change is raising quite the stink in Florida

September 27, 2019 10:29 AM CNN

A major UN report released this week shows the sea level is rising around the globe, which means people who live in coastal cities face real risks…

Why being an optimist is good for your heart

September 27, 2019 9:00 AM CNN

Looking on the bright side could save your life. People who look at life from a positive perspective have a much stronger shot at avoiding death from…

Vaping lung injuries now surpass 800 cases nationwide, CDC says

September 27, 2019 7:03 AM CNN

Hundreds more cases of vaping-related lung injuries across the United States have been reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…

A single tea bag can leak billions of pieces of microplastic into your brew

September 27, 2019 3:39 AM CNN

They’re in our oceans, soil, air, snow — and even in your cup of tea. Plastic tea bags are shedding billions of shards of microplastics…

A woman in Maine says she got 500 letters from United Healthcare within five days

September 26, 2019 11:44 PM CNN

A Maine woman has a message for United Healthcare after it sent her over 500 letters: Make it stop! Please! Stephanie Lay said she found the piles of…

Cashing in on dementia patients: drugmaker to pay $116 million in fraud settlement

September 26, 2019 7:37 PM CNN

A pharmaceutical company that whistleblowers alleged paid doctors to prescribe its main drug and urged salespeople to push it as a way to control…

The number of Legionnaires’ disease cases in an outbreak linked to a North Carolina state fair has risen to 25

September 26, 2019 2:47 PM CNN

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease linked to a state fair this month in North Carolina has grown to 25 confirmed cases, including one death,…

Only half of Americans plan to get a flu shot this year. Here’s why that’s a problem

September 26, 2019 1:59 PM CNN

While 60% of adults think that the flu vaccine is the best preventive measure against flu-related deaths and hospitalizations, only 52% said they…

Unlocking the life-saving secrets of African DNA

September 26, 2019 10:44 AM CNN

In 2006, US scientists published a landmark study that linked lower levels of a gene known as PCSK9 to lower rates of heart disease. Researchers then…