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Under Trump, a shocking drop in teen drug use

Hard drug use among teenagers has dropped a shocking amount under President Donald Trump. The federally funded survey released earlier this month was conducted by University of Michigan researchers and has been operating since 1975. This year’s findings are based on responses from about 45,000 students in grades 8, 10… Read More

Big Pharma giants announce mega-merger

Drugmakers GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer are merging their health care divisions, creating a market leader in “over the counter” health care products like pain relievers and vitamins with combined sales of $12.7 billion. British-based GSK will own 68 percent of the joint venture, which will bring together GSK’s brands such as… Read More

Terrifying illness paralyzing kids in record numbers

This year has seen a record number of cases of a mysterious paralyzing illness in children, U.S. health officials said Monday. It’s still not clear what’s causing the kids to lose the ability to move their face, neck, back, arms or legs. The symptoms tend to occur about a week… Read More

Terrifying “superbug” tears through maternity hospital

Romanian authorities say the number of babies diagnosed with a drug-resistant superbug at a maternity hospital in the capital has risen to 39. Raluca Alexandru, spokeswoman for Giulesti Maternity hospital, closed Nov. 30 due to the outbreak, on Monday said tests have confirmed the latest figure. It is triple the… Read More

SAD! U.S. life expectancy declines

Suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths last year, and drove a continuing decline in how long Americans are expected to live. Overall, there were more than 2.8 million U.S. deaths in 2017, or nearly 70,000 more than the previous year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said… Read More

More adults turn to yoga and meditation for health benefits

If you can do a downward-facing dog, you’re among the increasing numbers of Americans doing yoga. A new report says more adults — and even kids — are practicing yoga and meditation. A government survey conducted last year found 14 percent of adults said they had recently done yoga, and… Read More

Deadly shooting at Chicago hospital Monday started over…

An argument outside a Chicago hospital turned deadly when a man pulled out a gun and killed an emergency room doctor whom he knew, then ran into the hospital and fatally shot a pharmacy assistant and a police officer, authorities said. The attacker also died Monday but it was not… Read More

Health officials: Record number of tick bites reported in 2017

U.S. health officials say a record number of tick-borne diseases were reported last year. The 2017 tally of more than 59,000 cases is a 22 percent increase from the previous year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the numbers Wednesday. Lyme disease accounted for nearly three-quarters of the… Read More

14 people fall ill after carbon monoxide leak at Tennessee hotel

Officials say a carbon monoxide leak at a Tennessee hotel has sickened more than a dozen people. News outlets reported the Nashville Fire Department was called out to the downtown Westin hotel on Wednesday morning. The Nashville Fire Department tweeted that six of the 14 people sickened were transported to… Read More

[Health alert] FDA is redefining “healthy” snacks

Pizza bagels, chewing gum and bottled water want to play a starring new role in our diets: Foods that can be called healthy. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is revamping its definition of healthy to reflect our changing understanding of nutrition science. The push is fueling debate about eating… Read More