Health Highlights: Aug. 28, 2012
- Legionnaire’s Disease Kills 2 Guests at Chicago Hotel
- FTC Hits ‘Your Baby Can Read’ With False Ad Charges
- High Levels of Toxins Found in Kids’ School Supplies
- More Than 1,700 Yosemite Visitors May Have Been Exposed to Rodent-Borne Virus
Heavy Marijuana Use in Teen Years May Lower IQ Later
Study found those who smoked in adolescence lost roughly 8 points on IQ testsContinue Reading
Health Highlights: Aug. 27, 2012
- GMA’s Robin Roberts Begins Medical Leave Next Week
- Number of Addicted Newborns in Kentucky Soars 2,400 Percent
Health Highlights: Aug. 24, 2012
- Dole Italian Blend Salad Recalled
- Armstrong Gives Up Fight Against U.S. Anti-Doping Agency; May Lose Tour de France Titles
- Tainted Cantaloupe Investigation Continuing: FDA
Health Tip: Work Out in Water
It’s low impact, and can help you lose weightContinue Reading
Modern Technology Adds to Worldwide Obesity Woes: Report
As countries gain information and communication advances, populations pack on pounds, research showsContinue Reading
Health Highlights: Aug. 23, 2012
- Licorice Recalled Due to High Lead Levels
- Michael J. Fox to Return to TV
- Reumofan Products are Dangerous: FDA
Health Highlights: Aug. 22, 2012
- Michael J. Fox to Return to TV
- Reumofan Products are Dangerous: FDA
- FDA Should Release Name of Melon Farm Linked to Salmonella Outbreak: Advocates
- Texas Can Cut Funding to Planned Parenthood: Court
- Cigarette Sales Ban Proposed in Tasmania
- Syphilis Causes Temporary Shut Down of U.S. Porn Industry
Many Teens Drinking, Taking Drugs During School: Survey
Roughly half knew classmates who sold drugs, and knew nearby spots to drink or get high during the dayContinue Reading
Unhappy Kids Are More Materialistic, Study Finds
Research with children ages 8 to 10 says TV ads play big part in ‘spoiling’ those who aren’t contentContinue Reading
40 Proven Strategies to Improve Public Health
Affordable healthy foods, public smoking bans among the methods shown to workContinue Reading
Popular Characters Can Help Kids Eat Healthy Foods Too
Branding tactics used to sell junk food also may be used to promote better nutrition, research showsContinue Reading
Teens Who Drink, Smoke More Likely to Abuse Painkillers: Study
An estimated 3.5 million young adults in U.S. abuse prescription opioids, researchers sayContinue Reading