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More than 10M enrolled this year under Obama’s health law
[caption id="attachment_33065" align="aligncenter" width="430"] FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2014 file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, on a laptop screen, is seen...
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What is trans fat? A look at different kinds of fats
The FDA is phasing out artificial trans fats from the food supply, but people should limit their intake of saturated fats, too, which can also cause heart disease. There are three main types of fat:...
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U.S. to pay millions for Vietnam Era Agent Orange claims
[caption id="attachment_33934" align="aligncenter" width="429"] Retired Air Force reserve tech Sgt. Ed Kienle, 73, holds a picture of himself, left, and fellow reservists during an interview at his...
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Alkaline Water: Beneficial or Bogus?
Over the past five years, alkaline water has become increasingly popular across the United States. Its purified water, processed through a mineral filter, which supposedly benefits your body by adding...
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Study: Medical marijuana has not been proven to work for many illnesses that...
[caption id="attachment_34147" align="aligncenter" width="430"] FILE - This Feb. 1, 2011 file photo shows medical marijuana clone plants at a medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Calif. Medical...
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New Questions About Why More Women Than Men Have Alzheimer’s
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's disease are women, and now some scientists are questioning the long-held assumption that it's just because they tend to live longer...
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New guidelines from the AHA endorse removable stent for treating strokes
[caption id="attachment_34426" align="aligncenter" width="341"] This undated photo provided by Covidien shows their stent used to clear blood clots in the brain that cause strokes. The American Heart...
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Would you know what to do if you see someone collapse, not breathing?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Would you know what to do if you see someone collapse, not breathing - a loved one at home, a co-worker at the office, a stranger on the street? Far too many Americans die of...
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Could insulin pills prevent diabetes? Big study seeks answer
CHICAGO (AP) -- For nearly a century, insulin has been a life-saving diabetes treatment. Now scientists are testing a tantalizing question: What if pills containing the same medicine patients inject...
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Calories on menus delayed until 2016 says FDA
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Diners will have to wait until the end of 2016 to find calorie labels on all chain restaurant menus. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that restaurants and other...
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FDA adds heart attack and stroke warning to some painkillers
ATLANTA (CNN) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling on drug makers of some popular painkillers to strengthen their warning labels after a review of new safety information. The...
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Polish Senate approves new law on in vitro fertilization making it available...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Poland's Senate approved a government bill that provides coherent regulations for in vitro fertilization and makes the procedure also available to unwed couples, part of a...
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Food companies warned by the Justice Dept. that they risk criminal and civil...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Following a deadly listeria outbreak in ice cream, the Justice Department is warning food companies that they could face criminal and civil penalties if they poison their customers....
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New research suggests it may be possible to predict which preschoolers will...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- New research suggests it may be possible to predict which preschoolers will struggle to read - and it has to do with how the brain deciphers speech when it's noisy. Scientists are...
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How exactly fetal tissue is used for medicine
(CNN) -- Fetal tissue has been used since the 1930s for vaccine development, and more recently to help advance stem cell research and treatments for degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease....
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Sugar is a Leading Contributor To Obesity
It's one of the leading contributors to obesity and diabetes in the United States… we're talking of course about sugar; with a growing epidemic affecting nearly 70 percent of the entire population. The...
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New Research Suggests Better Sleep Important to Ward off Alzheimer’s
WASHINGTON (AP) -- To sleep, perchance to... ward off Alzheimer's? New research suggests poor sleep may increase people's risk of Alzheimer's disease, by spurring a brain-clogging gunk that in turn...
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Can your Body get Addicted to Sugar
Although not officially classified as an addictive food, consuming an excess amount of sugar can trigger addictive-like behaviors. This is due to properties of sugar that stimulate your brain into...
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Experimental Alzheimer’s drug showing some benefit reports Eli Lilly
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eli Lilly & Co. reported Wednesday that an experimental medication might slow mild Alzheimer's if people take it early enough, one of a handful of drugs in late-stage testing in...
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Sugar Substitutes not always the Healthier Choice
Most think when it comes to sugar: avoiding the real stuff and opting for the artificial sweeteners is better, but that's not always true. The FDA has only approved six categories of sugar substitutes:...
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