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Novel leukemia treatment could be 1st U.S. gene therapy

A treatment for a common childhood blood cancer could become the first gene therapy available in the U.S. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 10-0 on Wednesday in ...

DATE: Jul 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Colorado health insurance rates may go up 27 percent next year

Uncertainty about Affordable Care Act driving changes

DATE: Jul 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How severe, ongoing stress can affect a child’s brain

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A quiet, unsmiling little girl with big brown eyes crawls inside a carpeted cubicle, hugs a stuffed teddy bear tight, and turns her head away from the noisy classroom. ...

DATE: Jul 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Science Says: Not all cancers need treatment right away

The biopsy shows cancer, so you have to act fast, right? Not necessarily, if it’s a prostate tumor. Men increasingly have choices if their cancer is found at an early stage, as mo...

DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Opioid prescribing is falling in the U.S., but not everywhere

NEW YORK – Overall opioid prescription rates have been falling in recent years, but the powerful drugs have become more plentiful in more than than 1 in 5 U.S. counties, a report released Th...

DATE: Jul 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Not reaching your wellness goals? Take a look at your nighttime routine

We all think our day starts when we wake up. But what if the day really starts the evening before? Why does it matter? When you create an ideal nighttime routine, it is far more l...

DATE: Jul 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Hints of some steps that may boost brain health in old age

WASHINGTON – Are you seeking steps to keep your brain healthy in old age? There are no proven ways to stave off mental decline or dementia, but a new report says there are hints t...

DATE: Jun 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Drug shows promise against vision-robbing disease in seniors

WASHINGTON – An experimental drug is showing promise against an untreatable eye disease that blinds older adults – and intriguingly, it seems to work in patients who carry a particular gene ...

DATE: Jun 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

No longer the hot new thing? Teen vaping falls, study says

NEW YORK – Teen vaping, which has been skyrocketing, fell dramatically last year in the United States. A government survey released Thursday suggests the number of high school and...

DATE: Jun 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Few opioid-addicted youth get standard treatment medication

CHICAGO – Only 1 in 4 teens and young adults with opioid addiction receive recommended treatment medication despite having good health insurance, according to a study that suggests doctors a...

DATE: Jun 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Flu vaccine ineffective for people 65 and older last winter

NEW YORK – The flu vaccine did a poor job protecting older Americans against the illness last winter, even though the vaccine was well-matched to the flu bugs going around. U.S. h...

DATE: Jun 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day

CHICAGO – Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a bleak portrait of persisten...

DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health