(CNN) The synthetic cannabinoids often called “fake weed” are a mix of chemicals sprinkled on what looks like incense and sold in shiny packages, often to teens and young adults.
A new bill in Texas takes aim at men’s medical procedures. On Friday, State Rep. Jessica Farrar (D-Houston) filed Texas House bill 4260, titled “Man’s Right to Know Act,” which would require men to wait 24 hours after an “initial health care …
Employers could impose hefty penalties on employees who decline to participate in genetic testing as part of workplace wellness programs if a bill approved by a U.S.
The deadly fungal infection Candida auris already infected more than 30 people in the United States. Who are the people most vulnerable, and where does this drug-resistant pathogen commonly spread?
Tucker Lane and his mother, Lynn Cash, sit in the wooded backyard of his home in West Barnstable, Mass. Kayana Szymczak for NPR. Richard Ostfeld and Felicia Keesing, husband-and-wife researchers in upstate New York.
On July 18, 1817, novelist Jane Austen died at the age of 41. Much of Austen’s medical biography is murky, and how she died remains an enduring mystery.
SAN FRANCISCO — Two people became critically ill after drinking herbal tea that was purchased at a San Francisco Chinatown store, officials with the San Francisco Public Health Department said Friday.
Parents across the country are beginning to ditch traditional cribs in favor of “baby boxes.” Baby Box Co., a Los Angeles-based company, is partnering with hospitals in the United States to give away free cardboard boxes to new parents after they are …
The maximum workday for first-year medical residents just got substantially longer. The group that sets rules for training doctors announced Friday it will be scrapping the 16-hour cap on shifts worked by doctors who have just graduated from medical …
Clinically dead patients inside ICUs displayed brain activity shortly after passing. INQUIRER.net file photo. The old myth of human thoughts resuming even after death may not just be a folk tale after all.
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WDTV)– With Winter Storm Warnings and Watches in effect across the area, the American Red Cross, West Virginia region, is monitoring developments and is prepared to respond if necessary.
The “Dirty Dozen” is in the news again and as usual I’m imaging a remake of the 1967 motion picture with a cauliflower playing Ernest Borgnine’s character, a cucumber in place of Donald Sutherland and some kind of smooth-skinned melon in the role …
Younger males taking drugs to treat an enlarged prostate or hair loss could experience erectile dysfunction as a side effect, even long after they stop taking the drugs, new research reports.
Joseph Nicolosi, the pioneering force behind the torture practice known as “conversion therapy,” has died. Thomas Aquinas Psychological Clinic confirmed his death in a Facebook post on Thursday, citing complications from the flu as the cause of death.
A good diet is a varied diet – so unless you have gluten sensitivity, going gluten-free isn’t actually doing you any good. In fact, it’s probably putting you at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, National Nutrition Month® is celebrated annually every March to help everyone make more informed food choices and develop healthier eating habits for improved well-being.
High-intensity aerobic exercise may be the best type of training for people over 65, as it can reverse some cellular aspects of ageing, an Indian-origin researcher has found.
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) — The state of Tennessee has confirmed another case of avian influenza, a low pathogenic variant. On March 6th, a flock was found in the state with H7N9 influenza.
ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY MARCH 12 AND THEREAFTER – This Feb. 17, 2017 photo shows the Saint Marys Hospital campus of Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
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