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Was this Obamacare disaster payback?

Aetna, one of the world’s largest insurance providers, has announced they will abandon Obamacare exchanges next year in more than two-thirds of the counties where it now sells the coverage, the latest in a string of defections by big insurers that will limit customer choice in many markets and likely… Read More

Horror! “Zombie” drug suspected in grisly murder

Austin Harrouff was a normal 19-year-old college student, home to visit his parents. Then he snapped and become a blood-crazed, face eating cannibal, and shocked authorities believe a new street drug is to blame. And it cost two innocent people their lives. Investigators say the Florida State University sophomore was… Read More

Medicare costs spiraling out-of-control thanks to Obamacare

President Barack Obama’s critics warned that his radical healthcare program would be an expensive boondoggle that would hurt the economy and cost tax payers millions. Every day, these Obama critics look more and more right. A government report finds that the cost of expanding Medicaid to millions more low-income people… Read More

Pot stays on dangerous drug list

The Obama administration has decided marijuana will remain on the list of most-dangerous drugs, fully rebuffing growing support across the country for broad legalization, but said it will allow more research into its medical uses. The decision to expand research into marijuana’s medical potential could pave the way for the… Read More

Poisoning at Wimbledon? Junior player mysteriously falls ill

Detectives are investigating allegations that a British player at the Wimbledon tennis tournament was poisoned, after she fell ill with a bacterial infection that can be spread through rat urine, London’s Metropolitan Police said Thursday. Gabriella Taylor was playing in the junior tournament when she became sick on July 6… Read More

[Health alert] Zika spreads to new state, first death reported

Texas reported its first Zika-related death Tuesday after a baby girl whose mother traveled to El Salvador while pregnant died shortly after birth in a suburban Houston hospital. The girl, who died a few weeks ago, had microcephaly linked to the Zika virus, said Dr. Umair Shah, executive director of… Read More

Experts scramble after 30 children die from mystery disease

At least 30 children have died in northwestern Myanmar since mid-June from an unknown disease that causes breathing difficulty, officials said Thursday. “We have this problem since two months ago and we haven’t received any help from the government yet,” said Kay Sai, a local administrator. He said the deaths… Read More

Flossing: Is it really necessary?

It’s one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. Except there’s little proof that flossing works. Still, the federal government, dental organizations and manufacturers of floss have pushed the practice for decades. Dentists provide samples to their patients; the… Read More

[Travel Warning] 14 Zika cases in Miami

In a highly unusual travel warning, health officials advised pregnant women to avoid a part of Miami where mosquitoes are apparently transmitting Zika directly to humans. Health officials last Friday announced that mosquitoes have apparently started spreading Zika on the U.S. mainland, citing four cases they strongly believe were caused… Read More

Victory! Court rules for religious freedom in birth control case

A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Missouri lawmaker who cited religious objections while challenging the inclusion of birth control coverage in his government-provided health insurance. State Sen. Paul Wieland said Friday that the ruling , while applying only to his family, could serve as a guide for… Read More