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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Is Pot Addictive? Study Shows Withdrawal Symptoms Can Occur
2018-10-26
THURSDAY, Oct. 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The wave of marijuana legalization that’s swept across the United States in recent years has been fueled in part by the popular belief that pot is essentially harmless. But a new study shows that some heavy users will experience withdrawal symptoms while comingContinue Reading
Smoke Alarm With Mom’s Voice Wakes Children Faster
2018-10-25
THURSDAY, Oct. 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Young children are more likely to be awakened by a smoke alarm that uses their mother’s voice than one with a typical high-pitched alarm, a new study finds. The mother’s voice alarm also resulted in much quicker escape times. “Children are remarkably resistantContinue Reading
Health Highlights: Oct. 25, 2018
2018-10-25
Bill to Fight U.S. Opioid Crisis Signed Into Law
Price of Cholesterol Drug Repatha Cut by 60 Percent
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Health Highlights: Oct. 24, 2018
2018-10-24
Six Children Dead in N.J. Adenovirus Outbreak
120 Salmonella Cases in 22 States in Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef
Progress Against U.S. Opioid Crisis, HHS Secretary Says
Why Cancer Risk Is Higher in Taller Folk
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Health Highlights: Oct. 23, 2018
2018-10-23
White House to Unveil New Health Insurance Option for Small Businesses
Selma Blair Reveals MS Diagnosis
WWE Star Roman Reigns Battling Leukemia
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Health Highlights: Oct. 22, 2018
2018-10-22
Immunotherapy-Chemo Combo Extends Lives of Women With Aggressive Breast Cancer
Ready-to-Eat Salads Recalled
Hackers Steal HealthCare.gov Data of 75,000 People
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Health Highlights: Oct. 18, 2018
2018-10-18
Sharp Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Rankings by 2040: Study
Congo Ebola Outbreak Not a Global Emergency: WHO
Salmonella Cases Linked to Raw Chicken Products Rises to 92 in 29 States: CDC
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Health Highlights: Oct. 17, 2018
2018-10-17
Recreational Marijuana Now Legal in Canada
Self-Lubricating Condom Might Increase Its Use
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Gluten-Free Craze a ‘Double-Edged Sword’ for Celiac Patients
2018-10-16
TUESDAY, Oct. 16, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The gluten-free diet craze is both reassuring and upsetting to people with celiac disease who are allergic to the nutrient, a small study suggests. People with celiac disease say they’re happy to have more food choices at stores and restaurants. But some withContinue Reading