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FDA approves 1st nonopioid drug to ease withdrawal symptoms

TRENTON, N.J. – Federal regulators on Wednesday approved the first nonopioid treatment to ease withdrawal from quitting addictive opioids. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ex...

UN health agency aims to wipe out trans fats worldwide

NEW YORK – The World Health Organization has released a plan to help countries wipe out artery-clogging trans fats from the global food supply in the next five years. The United N...

U.S. approves 1st drug developed to prevent chronic migraines

TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. regulators Thursday approved the first drug designed to prevent chronic migraines. The Food and Drug Administration’s action clears the monthly shot Aimovig (...

U.S. births hit a 30-year low, despite good economy

NEW YORK – U.S. birth rates declined last year for women in their teens, 20s and – surprisingly – their 30s, leading to the fewest babies in 30 years, according to a government report releas...

Dolores moves forward with school-based health clinic

School board approves contractor; sheriff clears district in investigation

Southwest Health faces operational, cash challenges

CEO reports expansion is on track, but cash on hand is 2 months short

Young adults feel stress of long-term care, poll says

WASHINGTON – Most young adults haven’t given much thought to their own needs as they get older, but a significant number are already providing long-term care for older loved ones, according ...

Dolores moves forward with school-based health clinic

School board approves contractor; sheriff clears district in investigation

Southwest Health faces operational, cash challenges

CEO reports expansion is on track, but cash on hand is 2 months short

Cancer docs feel unprepared, but recommend marijuana anyway

SEATTLE – Nearly half of U.S. cancer doctors who responded to a survey say they’ve recently recommended medical marijuana to patients, although most say they don’t know enough about medicina...

When someone hovers at the edge of death, these singers step in to ease the passage

It’s a quiet afternoon at the Halquist Memorial Inpatient Center, a hospice in Arlington, Virginia, as four women huddle close, talking quietly in a tight circle before walking through the d...

WHO: Saturated fat should be less than 10 percent of diet

LONDON – The World Health Organization is taking on the battle of the bulge, saying that saturated fats shouldn’t make up more than 10 percent of a person’s diet. In its first dra...