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Heat Stroke: Tips to Stay Safe as Temperatures Soar
As much of the nation braces for a heat wave, it is important to consider how to prevent this potentially deadly condition.
Toxin Free? Tips to Minimize Exposure in Your Home
Federal regulators are sorting out how to handle health risks from a group of widely used nonstick and stain-resistant compounds.
Revamped OxyContin Was Supposed to Reduce Abuse, But Has It?
Dr. Raeford Brown was uniquely positioned to help the U.S. government answer a critical question: Is a new version of the painkiller OxyContin helping fight the national opioid epidemic?
Sex with HIV Still a Crime? Updated Laws Divide Advocates
Roughly 20 states have laws that make it a crime for people with HIV to have sex without first informing their partner of their infection.
Study: Millions Should Stop Taking Aspirin for Heart Health
Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported Monday.
Weight Loss Among Fat-Acceptance Influencers a Fraught Topic
Fat-acceptance and body positive influencers are on the rise on social media and as fashion models as they fight back against the damaging pressures of idealized beauty peddled online and off.
A Healthy Lifestyle May Offset Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's
A healthy lifestyle can cut your risk of developing Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia even if you have genes that raise your risk for these mind-destroying diseases, a large study has found.
Florida 'Pill Mills' Were Gas on the Fire for Opioid Epidemic
Florida survives on tourism, but a decade ago thousands of visitors made frequent trips to the state not to visit its theme parks or beaches. Instead, they came for cheap and easy prescription painkillers sold at unscrupulous walk-in clinics.
Military Studies 'Hyperfit' Women who Pass Grueling Courses
Army medical researchers hope to uncover answers in a just-launched voluntary study.
War-weakened South Sudan Tries to Prepare for Ebola
With the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo now an international emergency , neighboring South Sudan and its war-weakened health system is a major concern.
How Preschools Can Do More to Support Children Living with HIV
How much do teachers and peers need to know about students' HIV-positive status? And what is the best way of managing their particular health needs at preschool level?
Buried in Opioids, Sickened Community Eyes Drugmakers' Role
The numbers are staggering: An average yearly total of 107 opioid pills per resident were distributed over a seven-year period in this rural Appalachian county.
New Standards Aim to Improve Surgery for the Oldest Patients
The 92-year-old had a painful tumor on his tongue, and major surgery was his best chance. Doctors called a timeout when he said he lived alone, in a rural farmhouse, and wanted to keep doing so.
France to Allow Gay Men to Donate Blood... After Four Months of Celibacy
There's good news... sort of... for gay men in France who wish to donate blood: They will soon be able to do so after only four months of complete celibacy instead of a full year.
Ebola Outbreak in Congo Declared a Global Health Emergency
The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday after a case was confirmed in a city of 2 million people.
Number of US Overdose Deaths Appears to be Falling
U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary numbers suggest.
Study Finds That Americans Only Get 10 Perfect Nights of Sleep Per Month
The average American only gets 10 nights of perfect sleep in a month, according to new research.
Federal Data Shows Opioid Shipments Ballooned as Crisis Grew
Newly released federal data shows how drugmakers and distributors increased shipments of opioid painkillers across the U.S. as the nation's addiction crisis accelerated from 2006 to 2012.
Meth In The Morning, Heroin At Night: Inside The Seesaw Struggle of Dual Addiction
Researchers who have tracked drug use for decades believe the new meth crisis got a kick-start from the opioid epidemic.
Germany Introducing Mandatory Measles Vaccination for Kids
The German government is proposing a measure to make measles vaccinations mandatory for children and employees of kindergartens and schools.