A 7th person has died from vaping-related causes. The CDC is stepping up its...
A California man has become the seventh person to die from a vaping-related illness in the United States as the nation's leading health agency activates emergency operations to better investigate the...
View ArticleThe US and UK see vaping very differently. Here’s why
An outbreak of a vaping-related illness in the United States has sickened hundreds and may be linked to the deaths of seven people, and an epidemic of youth vaping there has been called a "public...
View ArticleThe rate of teen vaping has doubled within two years, new research finds
The rates of eighth, 10th and 12th graders who use e-cigarettes continued to rise this year and doubled from 2017 to 2019, according to research released Wednesday. In 2019, one in four 12th grade...
View ArticleUsing hand sanitizer may be giving you a false sense of security
Achoo! As you reach for a tissue and blow your nose you notice your coworkers recoiling in horror, so you make a reassuring pump of the hand sanitizer. “See, I’m protecting you!” you want to say to...
View ArticleUS vaping illness count jumps to 805, deaths rise to 12
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds more Americans have been reported to have a vaping-related breathing illness, and the death toll has risen to 12, health officials said Thursday. The Centers for Disease...
View ArticleThree STDs reach all-time highs in the US, new CDC report says
For the fifth consecutive year, combined cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis have risen in the United States, according to a Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report from the US Centers...
View Article95% of tested baby foods in the US contain toxic metals, report says
Toxic heavy metals damaging to your baby's brain development are likely in the baby food you are feeding your infant, according to a new investigation published Thursday.
View ArticleHospitals scramble as they face shortage of a vital cancer drug for children
The University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of the many cancer treatment centers nationwide dealing with a shortage of the generic drug Vincristine.
View ArticleYou might want to change the time of day you take your blood pressure medicine
You may want to take your blood pressure medicine at bedtime rather than when you get up in the morning, according to a study published Tuesday in the European Heart Journal. The research found that...
View ArticleYoung people who use flavored tobacco at first are more likely to keep using...
Young 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 Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open,...
View ArticleWhite House launches website aimed at addiction treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has unveiled a website aimed at helping millions of Americans with substance abuse issues learn about and locate treatment options. FindTreatment.gov is the...
View ArticleResearchers are paying people to be deliberately infected with the flu virus
It's widely accepted that the flu and the torrent of uncomfortable symptoms that come with it are to be avoided at all costs. But a few selfless souls have signed up to get the the infection so that...
View ArticleHaving a poor relationship with your family could make you sick
It appears the quality of your relationships with your extended family — mom, dad, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents and more — could make a real difference in your health as you age, maybe even...
View ArticleThese sports injuries cause the most ER visits among youth, report finds
While sports are an important part of a healthy lifestyle for young people, injuries can happen too — and a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for...
View ArticleAn injection could someday keep peanut allergies at bay for up to six weeks,...
More than 3 million people in the United States are allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. But experimental new research suggests adults might someday be able to take an antibody to keep symptoms at bay...
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Anal cancer rates and deaths are climbing in the US, study says
Shutterstock Anal cancer cases and deaths are rising dramatically in the United States, especially among older people and young black men, a new study says. Researchers examined trends in anal cancer...
View ArticleE. coli outbreak sickens 17 people in eight states, including Washington
Public health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak that has infected at least 17 people in eight states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. The cases,...
View ArticleFDA 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 to food or marketing it as a dietary supplement. The...
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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 India. It is thought to be the heaviest kidney ever removed in the...
View ArticleFDA issues warning for products marketed to treat opioid withdrawal
The FDA sent a warning letter to EPH Technologies, accusing it of marketing and selling unapproved drugs. The products are sold under the names Detoxoplex, Sinoplex and Migrenza, and are marketed for a...
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