A new commercial airing in South Dakota… shows person after person saying… “I’m on meth.” It’s part of South Dakota’s anti-meth campaign and it just started running Monday. The governor is hoping the ad gets attention-and it certainly has so […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Flu season has begun – but it’s not too late to get a flu shot. Recent research looked at the number of Americans who get vaccinated against the flu. The study looked at data from a national […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge who last summer ordered consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to help address the state’s opioid crisis on Friday reduced that amount in his final order in the case by $107 […]
A study of astronauts who spent at least six months on the International Space Station has revealed a new risk of long-term spaceflight. The study examined 11 healthy astronauts: nine men and two women, with an average age of 46. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — New rules from the Trump administration on Friday would require insurers and hospitals to disclose upfront the actual prices for common tests and procedures to promote competition and push down costs. But the sweeping changes face stiff […]
As health experts continue to warn of the dangers of vaping, Apple is taking is note. The company said Friday it has removed 181 vaping-related apps from its mobile app store globally to discourage its use. According to Apple, the […]
Many older American adults may inaccurately estimate their chances for developing dementia and do useless things to prevent it, new research suggests. Almost half of adults surveyed believed they were likely to develop dementia. The results suggest many didn’t understand […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Drug-resistant “superbug” infections have been called a developing nightmare that could set medicine back a century, making conquered germs once again untreatable. So there’s some surprising news in a report released Wednesday: U.S. superbug deaths appear […]
Skin cancer rates are sharply dropping among teens and millennials. A new study says cases of melanoma in people younger than 30 dropped 23% in the U.S. between 2006 and 2015. Authors say the drop suggests efforts to encourage people […]
E-cigarettes could be worse for your heart than regular cigarettes. The American Heart Association is presenting two new studies at its upcoming ‘Scientific Sessions’ meeting. The key findings are that vaping has an unhealthy impact on heart-disease factors, including glucose […]
