Health

U.S. drinking more now than just before Prohibition

According to federal health statistics, Americans are drinking more now than when Prohibition was enacted a century earlier. What’s more,…

January 18, 2020

Health

Patients push limits for clues to chronic fatigue syndrome

Zach Ault of Paducah, Ky., is connected to medical monitors during an exercise test at the National Institutes of Health’s…

January 14, 2020

Health

Electric scooter injuries surge along with their popularity

A man on a scooter passes a parked scooter along the Mission Beach boardwalk in San Diego. Electric scooter injuries…

January 9, 2020

Health

Cancer group finds biggest one-year drop in U.S. death rate

This 1964 photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a lung tissue specimen from a…

January 9, 2020

Health

In a 24/7 food culture, periodic fasting gains followers

Melissa Breaux Bankston, a CrossFit athletic trainer at CrossFit Algiers in New Orleans, works out at the gym Monday, Dec.…

January 8, 2020

Health

‘Tough year’ for measles and other infectious diseases in U.S.

A sign at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y., explains the local state of emergency regarding a measles…

December 27, 2019

Health

‘Vast majority’ of vaping illnesses blamed on vitamin E

Dr. Hassan Nemeh, surgical director of Thoracic Organ Transplant, shows areas of a patient’s lungs during a news conference at…

December 20, 2019

Health

What if you knew a cookie would take 20 minutes to run off?

One attention-grabbing idea being explored: Labeling foods with “exercise calories,” or the amount of physical activity needed to burn them…

December 20, 2019

Health

More Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals

In this 2016 photo provided by Thomas Marrinson, Allison Beach holds the hand of her ailing mother, Kathryne Beach, inside…

December 19, 2019

Pine River Times news

Durango mother’s agonizing search for a diagnosis leads to Lyme disease

‘I felt as if I had no purpose,’ Tasha Rayburn says

December 18, 2019

Health

Vaping illness death count surpasses 50 in U.S.

Two women smoke cannabis vape pens at a party in Los Angeles. On Dec. 12, , U.S. health officials said…

December 17, 2019

Health

U.S. approves fish oil-based drug for cutting heart risks

A capsule of the purified, prescription fish oil Vascepa. On Dec. 13, U.S. regulators approved expanded use of the medication…

December 17, 2019

Health

Brain differences may be tied to obesity, kids’ study says

New results published Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in JAMA Pediatrics from the largest long-term study of brain development and children’s…

December 13, 2019

Health

Phone-in-cheek: Spike seen in cellphone-linked face injuries

A woman browses her smartphone in Philadelphia. Accidental cuts and bruises to the face, head and neck from cellphones are…

December 10, 2019

Local News

Bayfield parents find new ways to address teen depression

Conversation Cafe connects parents with resources

December 8, 2019

Health

U.S. flu season arrives early, driven by an unexpected virus

A nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta. The U.S. winter flu season is off to…

December 7, 2019

Health

Officials list pot vape brands reported in U.S. outbreak

Health officials investigating a nationwide outbreak of vaping-related illnesses have, for the first time, listed the vape brands that are…

December 7, 2019

Health

Health program offers free HIV prevention drug to uninsured

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar pauses while speaking during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington.…

December 3, 2019

Health

Stop! Washing your Thanksgiving turkey could spread germs

Thanksgiving turkey in Concord, N.H. Food safety experts say raw turkeys shouldn’t be rinsed, since that can spread harmful bacteria.…

November 26, 2019

Health

Mailing free home HIV tests helps detect more infections

Free mail-order HIV tests for high-risk men offer a potentially better strategy for curbing disease spread than usual care, according…

November 23, 2019

Health

New, old drugs may offer fresh ways to fight heart disease

printout from an electrocardiogram machine in Missouri. Doctors are reporting that novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart…

November 22, 2019

Health

AMA calls for total ban on all e-cigarette, vaping products

On Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, the American Medical Association said it is calling for an immediate ban on all electronic…

November 21, 2019

Health

Will you get dementia? Many may not understand their risk

An elderly couple walks down a hall in Easton, Pa. Research released on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, suggests many American…

November 19, 2019

Health

U.S. superbug infections rising, but deaths are falling

This 1971 microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which causes…

November 13, 2019