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U.S. hospitals grapple with prolonged injected opioid shortage

TRENTON, N.J. – There is another opioid crisis happening in the U.S., and it has nothing to do with the overdose epidemic: Hospitals are frequently running out of widely used injected painki...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Bird flu hot spot: Scientists track virus in huge migration

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Huge flocks of famished birds scour the sands of Delaware Bay for the tiny greenish eggs an army of horseshoe crabs lays every spring. It’s a marvel of eco...

DATE: Jul 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

FDA OKs first drug made to reduce excessive sweating

U.S. regulators recently approved the first drug developed specifically to reduce excessive sweating, a common condition that can cause people anxiety and affect their social lives. ...

DATE: Jul 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Health official who urged abstinence says views have changed

NEW YORK – The head of the nation’s top public health agency once opposed condoms and needle exchange programs as ways to stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. This we...

DATE: Jul 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Fresh grounds for coffee: Study shows it may boost longevity

CHICAGO – Go ahead and have that cup of coffee, maybe even several more. New research shows it may boost chances for a longer life, even for those who down at least eight cups daily. ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Exercise and obesity are both rising in U.S.

NEW YORK – It may seem like a contradiction, but more adults in the U.S. say they are exercising at the same time more of them are becoming obese. About 24 percent of adults last ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Science Says: How family separation may affect kids’ brains

CHICAGO – Doctors have long known that separating families and other traumatic events can damage children’s well-being. More recent research has shed some light on how that may happen: Sever...

DATE: Jun 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Enemy turned ally: Poliovirus is used to fight brain tumors

One of the world’s most dreaded viruses has been turned into a treatment to fight deadly brain tumors. Survival was better than expected for patients in a small study who were given genetica...

DATE: Jun 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Medical milestone: U.S. OKs marijuana-based drug for seizures

WASHINGTON – U.S. health regulators on Monday approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under feder...

DATE: Jun 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

How do you count deaths from a hurricane?

NEW YORK – How many people died in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria? It’s a question that has been debated since the powerful storm slammed into the island and devastated the U.S....

DATE: Jun 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Pain medicine group cancels doctor training about marijuana

Request to cancel came from a federal agency

DATE: Jun 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

New evidence that viruses may play a role in Alzheimer’s

WASHINGTON – Viruses that sneak into the brain just might play a role in Alzheimer’s, scientists reported Thursday in a provocative study that promises to re-ignite some long-debated theorie...

DATE: Jun 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health