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  • California: Drugmaker paid doctors to overprescribe Humira

    California has filed a lawsuit accusing pharmaceutical giant AbbVie of illegally plying doctors with cash, gifts and services to prescribe one of the...

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  • Senate backs bill to avert shutdown, boost military spending

    Senate backs $854B bill to avert shutdown through Dec. 7, boost military spending

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  • Day-tripping to the dispensary: Seniors in pain hop aboard the canna-bus

    As more states legalize marijuana, the cannabis industry is booming

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  • Lacking quality weed extract, US researchers turn to Canada

    In a rare move, the U.S. government has approved the importation of marijuana extracts from Canada for a clinical trial, highlighting a new avenue for...

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  • Healthy, elderly adults should think twice before starting aspirin: Study

    A new study suggests the risks for some older adults may outweigh the benefits.

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• Sep 18

  • Microbead researcher among 6 recipients of Heinz Awards

    A scientist who warned about the environmental threat of microbeads is one of six people being honored with $250,000 cash awards from the...

    Sep 18

• Sep 18

  • Macron announces changes to France's health care system

    French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled plans to make France's health care system, considered one of the best in the world, more efficient and...

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• Sep 18

  • Burkina Faso arrests 30 over illegal female circumcisions

    Burkina Faso arrests 30 over illegal female circumcisions on girls as young as 10 months old

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• Sep 18

  • South African court says marijuana use in private is legal

    The court says an adult can cultivate cannabis in "a private place."

    Sep 18

• Sep 18

  • Inspiring grocery store coworkers lose over 200 pounds on keto diet

    Five coworkers at a Sprouts grocery store in Texas help each other lose weight.

    Sep 18

• Sep 18

  • Italy confirms Legionnaires' outbreak from cooling towers

    Officials in northern Italy say they have confirmed that commercial water cooling towers were the source of a Legionnaires' outbreak that sent more...

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• Sep 17

  • Coca-Cannabis? Coke analyzing cannabis in wellness drinks

    Coca-Cola adds ... cannabis? Company says it's "closely watching" the growth of non-psychoactive element of cannabis in wellness drinks

    Sep 17

• Sep 17

  • GOP, Dems unite behind Senate bill fighting addictive drugs

    Republicans and Democrats are joining forces to speed legislation combating the misuse of opioids and other addictive drugs through the Senate

    Sep 17

• Sep 17

  • Half as many people tried heroin for the first time in 2017 as in 2016: Survey

    The survey found that marijuana use increased in 2017.

    Sep 17

• Sep 17

  • Mormon leaders call for new medical-marijuana plan in months

    Mormon church leaders are calling for Utah lawmakers to pass medical-marijuana legislation by the end of the year even as they urge residents to vote...

    Sep 17

• Sep 17

  • Aspirin and your heart health

    A new study finds no benefits for healthy people over 70 who are on a low-dose aspirin regimen.

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• Sep 17

  • Watchdog slams safeguards for foster kids on psych drugs

    Federal watchdog agency slams safeguards for foster kids prescribed powerful psychiatric drugs

    Sep 17

• Sep 17

  • Survey finds 2M US teens are vaping marijuana

    Nearly 1 in 11 U.S. students used marijuana in electronic cigarettes in 2016, heightening concern about the new popularity of vaping

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• Sep 17

  • Meet My Special Aflac Duck who brings smiles to the faces of kids fighting cancer

    Aflac brought its beloved icon to life to be a companion, and friend to children

    Sep 17

• Sep 17

  • Doctors group recommends support for transgender children

    A doctors group is taking a stand in support of transgender children

    Sep 17

• Sep 17

  • Trainer to the stars shares her own 5-step wellness routine

    Jeanette Jenkins is also the creator of the Hollywood Trainer Club.

    Sep 17

• Sep 17

  • To avoid overdoses, some test their heroin before taking it

    The newest tool in the fight against opioid overdoses is an inexpensive test strip that can detect the presence of a potentially deadly painkiller

    Sep 17

• Sep 16

  • FEMA chief: Too much blame around on Puerto Rico deaths

    The Trump administration's disaster relief chief says that "the numbers are all over the place" from studies on the death toll from last year's...

    Sep 16

• Sep 15

  • Family of Smart's kidnapper won't take her in: Niece

    Days before het release from prison, fears about whether a woman who helped in the kidnapping of then-teenager Elizabeth Smart remains a threat and...

    Sep 15

• Sep 15

  • Infection, electrocution and injury: Florence's floodwaters may carry hidden dangers

    Floodwaters carry hidden risks that cause electrocution, injury and infection.

    Sep 15

• Sep 15

  • Parents, take note: Kids, teen, college student mental health problems on the rise

    A new WHO report adds to a wave of studies about teen mental health problems.

    Sep 15

• Sep 14

  • Las Vegas shooting survivors, health care providers reunite

    Survivors of the mass shooting in Las Vegas have reunited with the doctors and nurses who cared for them at an area hospital after the massacre

    Sep 14

• Sep 14

  • New US survey shows some progress against opioid crisis

    A U.S. government survey shows some progress in the fight against the ongoing opioid addiction crisis

    Sep 14

• Sep 14

  • Lawsuit aims to block Trump 'short-term' health plans

    Patient advocates sue to block Trump administration's 'short-term' health insurance plans

    Sep 14

• Sep 14

  • FDA plans meeting to discuss safety data on breast implants

    U.S. health officials say they'll convene a public meeting of medical advisers next year to discuss new science on breast implant safety

    Sep 14

• Sep 14

  • Zimbabwe's government criticized over cholera outbreak

    Zimbabwe's government criticized over cholera outbreak that has killed 25, spread from capital

    Sep 14

• Sep 14

  • 4 takeaways on Puerto Rico’s death toll after Trump’s tweet storm

    “3000 people did not die” in Puerto Rico, the president tweeted.

    Sep 14

• Sep 14

  • Some Bob Evans sausage links recalled, may contain plastic

    The Agriculture Department says Bob Evans Farms is recalling nearly 47,000 pounds of pork sausage links because they might contain pieces of plastic

    Sep 14

• Sep 14

  • Romania: 4 dead from West Nile virus this week, 30 new cases

    Health authorities say mosquito-borne viruses have killed four people in Romania this week bringing the total deaths to 21

    Sep 14

• Sep 14

  • We tried it -- Stretch*d

    Feeling a little tight after tennis or in pain after Pilates? Try Stretch*d.

    Sep 14

• Sep 13

  • No progress as US, Cuba meet on mysterious 'health attacks'

    Cuba said Thursday the United States is continuing to withhold important information that could help in the investigation into mysterious incidents...

    Sep 13

• Sep 13

  • Funds for Florida health insurance helpers cut by millions

    The Trump administration has slashed funding for the second year in a row for counselors who help consumers sign up for health insurance through the...

    Sep 13

• Sep 13

  • Long-term effects of ADHD? Study links disorder to Parkinson's, but don't be alarmed

    It's the first study to relate the conditions, but it doesn't prove causality.

    Sep 13

• Sep 13

  • Hurricane Florence: Inside the effort to protect the elderly

    Perhaps no other population is as vulnerable during a hurricane as older adults

    Sep 13

• Sep 13

  • Celebrity DJ and wellness expert shares her must-try DIY face masks

    Hannah Bronfman shares her beauty tips in her new book "Do What Feels Good."

    Sep 13

• Sep 13

  • Genetically modified mosquitoes could eradicate malaria

    Since only female mosquitoes bite and transmit malaria, these lab-grown sterile male insects will not be able to multiply or spread the disease.

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• Sep 13

  • Dozens of high fever deaths cause panic in northern India

    Health authorities are rushing medical supplies to northern towns and villages.

    Sep 13

• Sep 13

  • FDA calls e-cigarettes 'an epidemic' among minors

    The use of e-cigarettes has become an "epidemic" among children, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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• Sep 13

  • How to navigate the fertility apps, wearables that promise to help you get pregnant

    There are more than 100 apps on the market for women tracking fertility.

    Sep 13

• Sep 12

  • Nevada prisons drug buyer knew firms opposed execution use

    Nevada's prisons pharmacy chief says she ordered and obtained lethal injection drugs this year despite knowing drug manufacturers didn't want their...

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • FDA calls e-cigarettes 'an epidemic' among minors, cracks down on retailers

    The agency issued fines against retailers selling the e-cigs to minors.

    Sep 12

• Sep 12

  • Lab test may identify dangerous gene mutations, study finds

    Scientists say a lab test may help determine whether specific genetic abnormalities are likely to make people sick

    Sep 12