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In Heat Waves, Fans May Do More Harm Than Good
Electric fans might make you feel cooler, but they can actually increase your risk of becoming heat sick and even dying from a heat stroke, the evidence shows.
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'Selfies' Might Someday Track Your Blood Pressure
A new technology called transdermal optical imaging gives a picture of the blood flow in your face, which reveals your blood pressure, researchers say.
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Over 500 Tiny ‘Teeth’ Removed From Boy’s Mouth
A 7-year-old boy in India arrived at a dental school hospital with a swollen jaw. Days later, he left with 526 fewer teeth, so to speak.
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Too Few U.S. Opioid Users Are Getting OD Antidote
The new CDC report finds that too few doctors are prescribing naloxone as recommended to patients taking high-dose opioids or opioids plus benzodiazepines (such as Valium and Xanax), or to those with...
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Experts Slam Trump for Post-Shooting Comments
Discussing the need for new legislation for dealing with mass shootings, Trump said that coming up with solutions is "not up to mentally ill monsters, it is up to us."
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Routine Test for Pancreatic Cancer Not Warranted
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on Tuesday reaffirmed its prior recommendation against routine screening for pancreatic cancer.
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Surgical Procedure Aims to Delay Menopause
Ten British women have undergone a first-of-a-kind surgery that could delay menopause by up to 20 years.
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One Dead In Atlanta Hotel Legionnaires' Outbreak
Another 61 probable cases of the disease have been identified, according to Nancy Nydam, director of communications at Georgia Department of Public Health, CNN reported.
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FDA: Pricey Drug Approved on Manipulated Data
The FDA approved the gene therapy Zolgensma to treat children with a severe form of spinal muscular atrophy. The drug costs $2.125 million for a one-time treatment, CBS News reported.
View ArticleSensitive Teeth: Common Causes and Solutions
Sensitive teeth aren’t just an irritation. They can also make it hard for you to eat and drink. For the most part, sensitive tooth pain is sharp, sudden, and temporary. The pain usually occurs when...
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Unlocking Speech for Kids With Autism
PRT is a set of behavioral techniques for motivating kids with autism to interact and communicate with other people during play activities and daily routines.
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Blood Test May Help Guide Breast Cancer Treatment
The test is individualized using DNA from a piece of the tumor taken when the breast cancer is first diagnosed.
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Medicare to Cover Breakthrough Cancer Gene Therapy
Studies have shown that CAR-T is effective against certain types of cancers, but can cause severe side effects.
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Giving Up Meat Could Help Your Health
If Americans traded in their hamburgers for tofu, buckwheat and asparagus, it could make a big difference in the health of the planet -- without shortchanging anyone on nutrients.
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Pure CBD Won't Make You Fail a Drug Test, But…
Researchers found that CBD, or cannabidiol, did not react with either of two commercially available tests used to screen for marijuana use. However, another cannabis compound -- cannabinol (CBN) -- did.
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Raising Legal Smoking Age to 21 Works
Compared to other regions, those with tobacco-21 laws had a 39% decline in regular smoking among 18- to 20-year-olds who had previously experimented with cigarettes, a new study found.
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FDA Reports More Seizures Among Vapers
There have been 118 more reports of e-cigarette users suffering seizures since the FDA first warned the public about the danger in April.
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Baby Trackers: Peace of Mind or Added Anxiety?
, some experts caution that the monitors and trackers can lead to a false sense of security, add to parental anxiety, or even not w
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PFAS Chemicals in Food: Expert QA
What are PFAS chemicals --recently found in molded fiber bowls used for food -- and should we be worried about them?
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EPA Won't Approve Warning Labels for Glyphosate
Warning labels for the suspected cancer-causing weed killer glyphosate (Roundup) won't be approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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