US births decline for fourth year in a row, CDC says
The number of births in the United States declined for a fourth year following an increase in 2014, according to a new report from the US Centers for…
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Girl Scouts: Don’t make your daughter hug people this holiday
At a time when issues of sexual harassment and consent are in the news, and with the holidays just around the corner, the Girl Scouts have resurfaced…
Continue Reading Calls to Poison Control for psychoactive drug exposure on the rise
From 2000 to 2017, the rate of exposures to natural psychoactive substances such as marijuana and hallucinogenic mushrooms increased by nearly 75% in…
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US life expectancy is still on the decline. Here’s why
Life expectancy at birth — the average length of time that you are expected to live — continues to drop for Americans, a new study finds.…
Continue Reading FDA warns 15 companies for illegally selling CBD products
The US Food and Drug Administration sent a warning to 15 companies that have illegally sold cannabidiol products, better known as CBD, by adding it…
Continue Reading Ketamine may treat harmful drinking behavior by ‘rewriting drinking memories,’ researchers say
A single dose of ketamine may be able to curb harmful drinking behavior by “rewriting drinking memories,” according to a study published…
Continue Reading Most states make it difficult for children to get a flu shot
When adults want a flu shot, they have two choices: go to the doctor or go to a pharmacy. But in most states, laws prevent parents from just walking…
Continue Reading Doctors remove giant kidney weighing 16.3 pounds
Surgeons have removed a kidney weighing 7.4 kilograms (16.3 pounds) — the equivalent size of two newborn babies — from a patient in…
Continue Reading How to talk to kids about Thanksgiving so that they really get it
While cleaning out her first grade son’s backpack last week, Elyse Gilbert found something that surprised her. Mixed in with the regular…
Continue Reading CDC urged US Customs and Border Protection to vaccinate migrants, but they rejected the idea
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) vaccinate migrants in detention against the flu…
Continue Reading Colorado issues safety advisory for potentially contaminated marijuana
Authorities in Colorado issued a warning to consumers of possibly contaminated and potentially moldy marijuana that was mistakenly distributed due to…
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Joint venture: Get paid $3,000 a month to smoke and review medical marijuana
If Snoop Dogg’s hit song “Smoke Weed Everyday” perpetually plays in your head and you have a budding interest in reporting on a range…
Continue Reading Mom was right. Eye injuries from paintball and BB guns are on the rise
Nonpowder firearms like BB and paintball guns aren’t typically considered lethal weapons. But as the rate of eye injuries linked to these…
Continue Reading Explosive growth in screen use by toddlers, studies say
Use of screen time explodes between 12 months and three years in the United States, and most Canadian preschoolers between the ages of two and three…
Continue Reading More than 1,000 patients may have been exposed to HIV and other viruses after error in sanitizing procedure
More than a thousand surgical patients at Goshen Hospital in Indiana may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis B after an error in the…
Continue Reading If you’re hosting Thanksgiving dinner, check your pantry and fridge for these recalled foods
If you’re hosting Thanksgiving festivities this year, it’s time to check your pantry and fridge. Federal health officials are warning…
Continue Reading Man dies after being licked by his dog and contracting rare infection
A 63-year-old man in Germany has died after contracting a rare infection when he was licked by his dog. Doctors have warned pet owners to seek urgent…
Continue Reading What this sunny, religious town in California teaches us about living longer
Spanish for “beautiful hill,” Loma Linda, California is nestled between mountain peaks in the middle of the San Bernardino Valley. The…
Continue Reading Half a million pounds of pork products recalled after anonymous tip
A company is recalling more than half a million pounds of pork products because they were not inspected, officials said. The 515,000 pounds of raw…
Continue Reading E. coli outbreak reported in romaine lettuce harvested from Salinas, California, CDC and FDA say
A total of 40 people in 16 states have fallen ill due to an E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce, according to a report from the Centers for Disease…
Continue Reading Trump’s White House meeting on vaping results in contentious debate
The White House held a contentious, wide-ranging meeting on Friday to examine increases in youth vaping and the outbreak of vaping-related lung…
Continue Reading Teen in Canada develops ‘popcorn lung’ symptoms after vaping flavors and THC
A 17-year-old boy in Canada has been treated for a life-threatening popcorn lung-like illness after vaping flavored e-liquids and THC — the…
Continue Reading Fight is not over, says winner of vaginal mesh implant court victory
The woman at the center of a landmark legal victory against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson over defective vaginal mesh implants said the…
Continue Reading More than 75,000 pounds of salad products are recalled after an E. coli outbreak sickens 17 people in eight states, CDC says
After an E. coli outbreak infected at least 17 people, a food company has decided to recall more than 75,000 pounds of salad products. Missa Bay, LLC…
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Girl’s sudden death after becoming ill at northeast El Paso school under investigation
EL PASO, Texas — Officials said they were looking into the cause of an elementary student’s sudden death just hours after falling ill at her…
Continue Reading Vaping lung injury cases rise to 2,290, CDC says
There were 2,290 cases of lung injury linked to vaping as of November 20, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.…
Continue Reading Hepatitis A outbreak ‘potentially linked’ to blackberries from Fresh Thyme stores, officials say
An outbreak of hepatitis A in Indiana, Nebraska and Wisconsin has been “potentially linked” to blackberries from the Fresh Thyme chain of…
Continue Reading Urban dwellers who live near green spaces are less likely to die early, a new study says
Nature does the body good. And a sprawling new analysis of more than 8 million people suggests that to boost residents’ longevity, cities…
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A Colorado school district has closed more than 40 schools after a highly contagious virus outbreak
A school district in Colorado has closed more than 40 schools for two days after a virus outbreak rapidly spread through the student population,…
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‘I was scared, I didn’t know what to do’; El Paso boy’s daycare injury shocks mom
EL PASO, Texas — A 3-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance after receiving a huge gash on his head at daycare. “Once I went into…
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