Health Highlights: Nov. 5, 2018
2018-11-05
Soda Makers Using Ballot Measures to Fight Soda Taxes
U.S. Opioid Overdose Deaths Reach New Record
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Instant-Soup Burns Send Almost 10,000 Kids to ERs Each Year
2018-11-02
FRIDAY, Nov. 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Many kids love a quick bowl of instant soup or tasty noodles, but these fast foods cause almost 10,000 scald burns in children each year in the United States, a new study estimates. What’s more, researchers found that two out of every 10Continue Reading
Health Highlights: Nov. 2, 2018
2018-11-02
U.S. Opioid Overdose Deaths Reach New Record
Artificial Antibody Protects Mice Against Most Flu Strains
Sign-Up Season Begins on HealthCare.gov
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Health Highlights: Nov. 1, 2018
2018-11-01
Second High Blood Pressure Drug Recalled Due to Contamination
Baseball Hall of Famer Willie McCovey Dies at Age 80
10th Child Dies in Adenovirus Outbreak at N.J. Facility
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Teens at High-Performing Schools Less Likely to Use Pot
2018-10-31
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The type of high school teens attend may determine whether they’ll try marijuana and other illegal drugs, a new study suggests. “We concluded that schools play an important role in influencing adolescent behavior,” said study first author Dr. Rebecca Dudovitz, an assistant professorContinue Reading
Health Highlights: Oct. 31, 2018
2018-10-31
Ketamine Being Used as Unapproved Treatment for Depression
Texas Lesbian Couple Is First to Both Carry Same Baby
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Many Mistakenly Believe Alternative Therapies Can Cure Cancer
2018-10-30
TUESDAY, Oct. 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Despite evidence to the contrary, four in 10 Americans believe alternative therapies can cure cancer, a new survey finds. Research shows that cancer death rates are much higher among patients who use only alternative therapies than among those who receive standard cancer treatments,Continue Reading
Health Highlights: Oct. 30, 2018
2018-10-30
Infection Control Team Sent to NJ Rehab Facility Where 9 Children Died
Food Labels May be Required to List Sesame Allergen: FDA
NIH Halts Stem Cell Trial for Heart Failure Due to Concerns About Fake Data
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Health Highlights: Oct. 29, 2018
2018-10-29
Ninth Child Dies in Virus Outbreak at N.J. Facility
Wide Variation Seen in Pelvic Shapes: Study
Trump Announces Plan to Cut Drug Prices
Altria Withdraws Some E-Cigarette Products
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Health Highlights: Oct. 26, 2018
2018-10-26
Trump Announces Plan to Cut Drug Prices
Altria Withdraws Some E-Cigarette Products
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