Deaths linked to vaping often involved THC products, not nicotine, CDC says
People who died as a result of a mysterious outbreak of vaping-related lung injury often used products exclusively containing THC, the main…
Continue ReadingPeople who died as a result of a mysterious outbreak of vaping-related lung injury often used products exclusively containing THC, the main…
Continue ReadingFacebook has launched a new feature to help track what preventive health screenings might be recommended for you based on your age and sex. The tool,…
Continue ReadingTalking about guns can be difficult, even for physicians. That’s according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. The study found…
Continue ReadingParents don’t want to give their children foods with artificial sweeteners, surveys show. Yet many parents are doing just that when they buy…
Continue ReadingVaping companies are under scrutiny for how their marketing and sweet flavors have appealed to young people — and two new studies published…
Continue ReadingSlashing soft drinks from your diet is a quick way to improve your health and lose weight — that much you probably already know. But actually…
Continue ReadingA man on his way to his last chemotherapy treatment won a $200,000 lottery prize, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. Ronnie Foster…
Continue ReadingWeight loss surgery has traditionally been viewed as a procedure for adults with severe obesity who haven’t been able to lose weight or keep it…
Continue ReadingMany of us begin to groan and moan as our precious weekend comes to an end. It’s not just the interruption of fun with friends and family that…
Continue ReadingWhen a man in North Carolina was pulled over on suspicion of driving drunk, police didn’t believe him when he said he hadn’t had any…
Continue ReadingRobert Chelsea just got a new face, and with it, he is the latest milestone in the burgeoning world of facial transplant surgery. He is the first…
Continue ReadingFor the first time, vaping devices and cartridges will be accepted during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday. Since the program…
Continue ReadingSeveral retailers have pulled Johnson’s baby powder from shelves after Johnson & Johnson announced earlier this month it was recalling…
Continue ReadingALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Chimpanzees have been used for decades for biomedical research and testing. But now that that National Institutes of…
Continue ReadingFentanyl remains the deadliest drug in the United States. But in some areas of the country, methamphetamine kills more people. A new report from the…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — October is Bullying Prevention Month. It’s the perfect time for parents to sit down with their children and talk about this ever…
Continue ReadingAmerica is in the middle of an epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, and when it comes to heterosexual transmission, it’s hitting women…
Continue ReadingAs of Tuesday, there were 1,604 lung injury cases associated with e-cigarette products in 49 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is going after vaping company Eonsmoke LLC with a warning letter seeking to remove…
Continue ReadingYoung people who first try a flavored tobacco product are at higher risk of using tobacco later on, according to a new study. The study, published…
Continue ReadingHumid, windy days with low pressure make pain worse in those with long-term health conditions, according to new research. People with conditions like…
Continue ReadingLimiting kids’ access to flavored tobacco products like e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and cigars seems to work, according to a new study that…
Continue ReadingPeople with higher levels of trans fats in their blood may be 50% to 75% more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease or dementia from any cause,…
Continue ReadingShivam Distributors of Longwood, Florida, is recalling packages of Parivar brand dry dates because they contain high sulfite content, the US Food and…
Continue ReadingA Pennsylvania woman has been ordered quarantined after she was potentially exposed to measles, the first time the city ordered a quarantine in…
Continue ReadingRats have learned how to drive and steer their own tiny cars in exchange for Froot Loops. That’s a feat on its own. But the real discovery in…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Homeland Security investigators seized more than 300 counterfeit contact lenses right here in the Borderland that could pose a big…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Many studies have shown that moderate red wine drinking can lower your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and…
Continue ReadingDr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. and its subsidiaries issued a voluntary nationwide recall of its ranitidine medicines used to treat heartburn,…
Continue ReadingAfter improving for the better part of a decade, air quality in the US is worsening again — and could be associated with nearly 10,000…
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