MAINE LEGALIZES ASSISTED SUICIDE

Under the law, doctors can prescribe a lethal dose of a drug to terminally ill patients and it will not be legally a suicide.

FDA: INFECTIONS, 1 DEATH AFTER FECAL TRANSPLANTS

After reports of serious, antibiotic-resistant infections, the FDA is alerting all health care professionals who do fecal transplants...

WHEN HEALTHY EATING BECOMES A DANGEROUS OBSESSION

Though less well-known than anorexia nervosa or bulimia - and not as well-documented - a new study review says the eating disorder...

DDT STILL IN LAKES 50 YEARS AFTER BAN

Researchers studied sediment that reflected lake conditions from about 1890 to 2016 and found peak DDT levels in the 1970s and 1980s....

WEEDKILLERS IN CEREALS: WHAT TO KNOW

The EWG first tested oat-based products in August 2018 and then again in October. It did the latest round to see if there has been...

NEW YORK HALTS RELIGIOUS VACCINE EXEMPTION

Reacting to an ongoing measles outbreak, New York state has eliminated the religious exemption for not vaccinating children.

TYPE 1 DIABETES MIGHT HURT YOUNG KIDS' BRAIN GROWTH

The data suggest a need for even better blood sugar management in children with type 1 diabetes, but kids in the study were - on average...

REPORT: DRUG ODS, SUICIDES SOAR AMONG MILLENNIALS

Opioid overdose death rates among millennials increased by more than 500% between 1999 and 2017, and deaths caused by synthetic opioids...

EPILEPSY DRUG LINKED TO SUICIDE RISK IN YOUNG

The medicine, pregabalin , comes from a class of drugs called gabapentinoids.

CDC: EXERCISE RATES UP FOR URBAN, RURAL AMERICANS

Among adults living in rural America, 13.3% were exercising in 2008 at recommended rates, but by 2017 that number had risen to 19.6%....

EATING MORE RED MEAT MAY SHORTEN YOUR LIFE

People who increased their red meat intake by just half a serving a day boosted their risk of dying over the next eight years by 10%,...

WORKOUTS: A WAY TO EASE SEVERE CHRONIC ANXIETY?

The study found that just a half hour of vigorous exercise might do the trick for people with suspected but undiagnosed generalized...

COSTCO FROZEN BERRIES RECALLED FOR HEP A FEARS

The possibly affected products had expiration dates of February 16, 2020, and May 4, 2020. The products are sold only at Costco stores...

REUNITED: BABIES VISIT HOSPITAL STAFF WHO CARED FOR THEM

More than 90 families of babies who spent time in the NICU at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta reunited in early May to celebrate their...

IMMUNE THERAPY A GREAT TOOL, BUT LIMITATIONS EXIST

LASER-BASED TEST HUNTS STRAY MELANOMA CELLS

The researchers have been developing a laser-based system designed to screen patients' blood from the outside - spotting tumor cells...

1 IN 5 PEOPLE IN CONFLICT ZONES IS MENTALLY ILL

Common problems include depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, according to the World...

REPORT: CANCER-CAUSING NITRATES IN WATER SUPPLY

Nitrate is responsible for nearly 12,600 cases of cancer a year, researchers from the Environmental Working Group say.

BATS ARE BIGGEST RABIES DANGER, CDC SAYS

A scratch or bite from a bat can be smaller than the top of a pencil eraser, but that's enough to give a person rabies, the CDC said.

BONES HELP BLACK PEOPLE KEEP FACIAL AGING AT BAY

The facial bones of black adults retain a higher mineral content than those other races, which makes their faces less likely to reflect...