In US, Cigarette Smoking Reaches New Low: Study

Jun 21, 2018 • 1 comment

Just 13.9 percent of the US population smokes cigarettes, according to a US government report Tuesday which said the American smoking rate has reached "the lowest level ever recorded."    The...

   In US, Obesity, Smoking More Common in Rural Areas: Study

Jun 20, 2018

People who live in rural areas of the United States are far more likely than city dwellers to smoke, be overweight, and face a host of related health concerns, researchers said Tuesday.  Many chronic...

Stress Test: Saliva Swab Detects Workplace Burnout

Jun 19, 2018

A simple saliva test can show within hours whether someone on the job is overly stressed and at risk of burnout, researchers said Friday. Measuring levels of the anti-stress hormone cortisol at...

  Canadian Team Reports Success in Transplanting Hepatitis C Organs

Jun 19, 2018

A long-running shortage in donor organs has pushed doctors to find ways to use those with hepatitis C, an infection that is increasingly common in the United States due to the opioid crisis,...

Trump, America's Oldest First-Time President, Turns 72

Jun 15, 2018

President Donald Trump turned 72 on Thursday, having returned to the fray of Washington politics after his grueling trip to Singapore for the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump in...

 US Economics Adviser Kudlow Leaves Hospital After Heart Attack

Jun 15, 2018

President Donald Trump's chief economics adviser Larry Kudlow was discharged from the hospital Wednesday and is doing"very well," two days after suffering a heart attack Presidential spokeswoman...

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   Argentina Abortion Debate Goes Into second Day

Jun 15, 2018

Debate on a bill to legalize abortion in conservative Argentina dragged into a second day Thursday without a vote as  thousands of pro- and anti-abortion supporters demonstrated outside...

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 One In Three Americans Take Meds With Depressive Side Effects: Study

Jun 14, 2018 • 1 Like • 1 comment

One third of Americans are taking prescription and over-the-counter drugs, such as birth control pills, antacids and common heart medications, that may raise the risk of depression, researchers...

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NASH: the first World Awareness Day for Fatty-Liver Disease

Jun 14, 2018 • 2 comments

Starting today, June 12 officially is International non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (steatohepatitis) day*, which is a great opportunity to raise awareness about this disease thanks to the NASH...

Polio Makes Comeback In Venezuela After Decades

Jun 12, 2018 • 1 comment

Polio has been reported in Venezuela, a crisis-wracked country where the disease had been eradicated decades ago, the Pan-American Health Organization reports. The organization said the child had no...

   US Farm Belt Tries To Head Off Another Surge In Suicides

Jun 12, 2018 • 1 comment

Responding to signs of rising despair in rural America over a farming downturn exacerbated by the current trade war fears, agricultural leaders are mobilizing to try to prevent another...

 Canada Senate Passes Law Legalizing Recreational Marijuana

Jun 12, 2018

Canada's Senate passed a law Thursday legalizing recreational marijuana, moving it closer to becoming the first member of the Group of Seven nations to legalize the production, sale and consumption...