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  • Japan OKs 1st anti-smoking law seen as lax and partial

    Japan has approved its first national legislation banning smoking inside of public facilities, but the measure excludes many restaurants and bars and...

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• Jul 17

  • Destiny's Child singer Williams seeks mental health help

    Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams says she's seeking help for the depression she has struggled with for years

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Planned Parenthood sues Idaho over abortion reporting law

    Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands is suing the state of Idaho over new abortion reporting requirements

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • States: Workaround succeeding after cut in health subsidies

    California and 17 other states that sued the Trump administration over its decision to cut off Affordable Care Act subsidies say a workaround has...

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Dems see Kavanaugh as Obamacare threat, but law likely safe

    The heated debate over how Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would vote on the Affordable Care Act might not matter. With five past defenders of...

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • FDA plans to ease OTC approvals for some prescription drugs

    FDA wants to make it easier for some prescription drugs to be sold over the counter

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Mom blames teen's death on packaging for peanut cookies

    A South Florida mother says her 15-year-old daughter with a peanut allergy died after mistakenly eating a chewy Reese's Chips Ahoy cookie

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• Jul 16

  • US health official reveals fentanyl almost killed his son

    The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there's a personal reason for his focus on the opioid epidemic: His son almost...

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • Court: Drug users can be jailed for relapsing on probation

    Massachusetts' highest court has upheld the authority of judges to order people with addiction to stay drug free as a condition of probation

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • WeWork takes meat off the menu at company events

    Office space sharing company WeWork says it will no longer serve red or white meat at company events and also won't allow employees to charge meat to...

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• Jul 16

  • Q&A: Dr. Whitney Bowe answers all of your questions about bug spray

    Are the chemicals safe? Can I apply it to my face? Can I apply it to a wound?

    Jul 16

• Jul 14

  • WeWork takes meat off the menu at company events

    Office space sharing company WeWork says it will no longer serve red or white meat at company events and also won't allow employees to charge meat to...

    Jul 14

• Jul 14

  • 2-year sentence for woman who faked cancer to raise $51,000

    A woman who collected $51,000 in donations by claiming she was dying of cancer has been sentenced to 2 years in federal prison

    Jul 14

• Jul 14

  • Despite detente, sanctions on North Korea fan TB epidemic

    Despite post-summit detente, ongoing sanctions are keeping lifesaving medicines from North Korean tuberculosis patients and could fan a regional...

    Jul 14

• Jul 14

  • Nurses at Vermont hospital back at work after 2-day strike

    Nurses seeking higher wages at Vermont's largest hospital are back on the job after a two-day strike

    Jul 14

• Jul 13

  • Girl with 3-D printed hand nears goal of throwing out first pitch at all 30 MLB parks

    She is using the tour to bring awareness to Poland syndrome and raise money.

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Oregon admits lack of oversight of medical marijuana program

    Regulators don't know how much medical marijuana is in the pipeline in Oregon, opening the way for black market diversion

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • FDA OKs 1st drug to treat smallpox, in case of terror attack

    The deadly disease had been wiped out four decades ago.

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • UK police say bottle was source of pair's Novichok poisoning

    Novichok is a lethal substance produced in the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Jefferson University offers medical marijuana grad programs

    Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia will be offering graduate-level certificate program in medical marijuana

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • US Attorney General Jeff Sessions discusses opioid crisis

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions put in a plug for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee on Friday as he touted the role of law enforcement in...

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • The Latest: 2 women protesting attorney general are arrested

    Portland police say two people were arrested while protesting a visit by Attorney General Jeff Sessions

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Conservative states balk at voter-approved medical marijuana

    Officials in conservative states such as Oklahoma are balking at voter-approved efforts to legalize medical marijuana

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Dems: Novartis deal with Cohen sought access to policymakers

    A report released by a group of Senate Democrats says President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer was in frequent contact with top officials of...

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Oklahoma Medicaid approved for drug pricing experiment

    Oklahoma's Medicaid program is the nation's first to be approved to experiment with a new way of paying for prescription drugs that supporters say...

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • FDA warns of fake gov't warning letters sent to consumers

    FDA warns of fake letters sent to consumers who tried to buy drugs online or by phone; may be part of a scam to get money

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Under new guidelines, an additional 800K teens in the U.S. have high blood pressure

    Dr. Jennifer Ashton tells you what you need to know about a new study that found 800,000 more teens could be classified as having high blood pressure....

    Jul 13

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• Jul 13

  • 'It keeps us safe': An NYC bathroom set up to stem overdoses

    'It keeps us safe': An NYC bathroom set up to stem overdoses

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Illinois, Iowa officials look into rise in parasitic illness

    Health officials in Illinois and Iowa are investigating an increase in people becoming sick from a parasite that causes intestinal illness

    Jul 13

• Jul 12

  • 'Do not eat this cereal': CDC links Honey Smacks, salmonella

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says apopular Kellogg's cereal has been linked to a Salmonella outbreak that has infected at least 100...

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • Nurses at Vermont's largest medical center go on strike

    About 1,800 unionized nurses at Vermont's largest hospital launched a two-day strike Thursday following unsuccessful contract negotiations

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • Medicare proposes to pay docs for analyzing texted photos

    Medicare says it wants to pay doctors for analyzing texted images and for video chats with patients

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • FDA to more aggressively tackle disruptive drug shortages

    US Food and Drug Administration forming task force to find ways to prevent medication shortages

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • Ebola survivors suffer 'severe' neurological and psychiatric effects, new study finds

    A new study found that Ebola survivors can suffer from neurological problems.

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • What to know about the STD that could become the next superbug

    Mycoplasma genitalium was first discovered in the early 1980s.

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • The bacteria that left hundreds sick after it was found in well water

    The common bacteria has strains that can cause serious gastrointestinal illness.

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • Supreme Court could return abortion debate to the states

    President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has raised the possibility that a conservative majority could weaken...

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • Factory worker gets caught in metal cutting machine, dies

    A Massachusetts factory worker has gotten caught in a machine that uses a laser to cut metal and has died

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • Sparse details on Iowa plans that bypass Obama's health law

    An Iowa law approved this spring in the Republican-controlled Legislature would allow the conservative and politically powerful Iowa Farm Bureau to...

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • Nevada execution delayed indefinitely after ruling on drug

    A Nevada judge has effectively blocked the execution of a two-time killer after a pharmaceutical company objected to the use of one of its drugs to...

    Jul 12

• Jul 11

  • Execution blocked after company objects to use of its drug

    A Nevada judge has effectively blocked the execution of a two-time killer after a pharmaceutical company objected to the use of one of its drugs to...

    Jul 11

• Jul 11

  • 2nd drug company wants to intervene in execution

    His lawyer says the Nevada death-row inmate whose execution was called off just hours ahead of time was meeting with family members and two close...

    Jul 11

• Jul 11

  • Late-life high blood pressure may harm the brain, study says

    New research suggests that high blood pressure late in life might harm the brain

    Jul 11

• Jul 11

  • Trump administration slashes 'Obamacare' sign-up assistance

    Trump administration announces steep cuts to 'Obamcare' sign-up helpers called 'navigators'

    Jul 11

• Jul 11

  • Top tips for how to run without pain

    An orthopedic surgeon breaks down what sort of pain should be a red flag when running, and how to fix common aches and enjoy getting in shape.

    Jul 11

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• Jul 11

  • 7 must-try tips to be able to run without pain

    Dr. Kevin Stone, a San Francisco-based orthopedic surgeon, shares tips.

    Jul 11