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Mark Herring and Democratic Attorneys General appeal Obamacare Ruling

A statement from the office of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra called O'Connor's ruling an "unfortunate decision that could wreak havoc on the ent...

Company voluntarily recalls blood pressure medication over cancer concerns

A medicine to treat blood pressure has been urgently recalled after it was found it might be contaminated with a carcinogenic chemical. According to the F...

Cerro Gordo County reporting multiple cases of the flu

Overall, influenza is considered more intense than the common cold. While the B version can make you as sick as A, it can't spread as quickly. "Getting the flu ...

Chipotle Offers 'Lifestyle' Bowls for Keto, Paleo, Whole30, and Double Protein Diets

All three of these diets follow strict rules and are growing in popularity . The Whole30 diet intends to cut out sugar, grains, dairy and legumes for 30 days...

Suspected Ebola case being investigated by Swedish hospital

At this stage, it is just a suspicion, other illnesses are entirely possible", a statement from regional health authorities in Uppsala, about 70 kilometres (45 ...

Parents advised to cut screen time before bedtime

But there is compelling evidence that screen time can negatively impact on children's sleep, with insufficient sleep known to be damaging to their health. When ...

Bristol-Myers Squibb buying Celgene in $74 billion deal

The combined company will have more than $1 billion in annual sales. Talks opened in September, with Bristol-Myers approaching Celgene, according to a source ...

Scientists In UK Developing Breathalyser Cancer Detector

But it will be two years before the results of the exploratory trial are known. How does the test work? But if cancer or other conditions are present, the...

Teen goes blind after returning from cruise; Doctors 'stumped'

They hoped to save her eyesight , but after three days of testing the doctors determined that she would be permanently blind. Kendyll said doctors told the f...

What's the Best Diet for 2019? Experts Weigh In

The world is teeming with nutrition information and diets that claim to help you live your healthiest life possible. It also won best diet for healthy eating, e...

Ocasio-Cortez challenges Nancy Pelosi by opposing her 'dark political maneuver'

Some progressive Democrats have announced that they will vote against House Democrats ' rules package, which was rolled out Tuesday evening. While managing a...

Donald Trump uses old tricks in shutdown talks with new Congress

On Wednesday, the Democratic leaders emerged from the White House after 90 minutes, unified on not giving in to Trump . Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer...

Man in California officer killing in court

US immigration authorities confirmed they had no contact with the Mexican illegal immigrant suspected of killing a California police officer until the man was a...

Some progressive Democrats announce opposition to new House rules

Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) explains; it's also a dark political maneuver created to hamstring progress on healthcare+other leg", Ocasio-Cortez tweeted . Ocasio-C...

2019 begins with higher prescription drug prices

Both Novartis and Bayer insisted to Reuters that the list prices will be offset by higher rebates and discounts to insurers. While numerous increases are re...

Sixth blood pressure medication recalled over carcinogen concerns

NDEA has been classified as a probable human carcinogen by the International Agency of Research on Cancer. All have been found to have trace amounts of N-nitr...

Over 3,000 patients possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis

The state closed HealthPlus Surgery Center on September 7 after concluding the staff did not follow proper safety protocols. A state report released on Frid...

Maine's first flu death of the season reported

Maine's flu activity is now categorized as sporadic by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is the lowest level of flu activity, with smal...

Know why 'Dry January' is good for you

People's average drinking days per week fell from 4.3 to 3.3. A New Year resolution of abstaining from booze for the month of January will not only give you...

Newborn baby weighs almost 15 pounds

Ali James Medlock weighed 14 pounds and 13 ounces at birth, which is almost twice the size of the average baby. Ali James Medlock weighed 14 pounds, 13 ounces...

Louisiana police department offers to test meth for Zika

In May, the Gratis Police Department in OH wrote the same announcement on its Facebook page as well. But don't worry - police there say they are willing to te...

Doctor Reportedly Exposed to Ebola in Africa Brought to U.S. Hospital

The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha confirmed Saturday that it was housing the person in a secure area that is not accessible to other patients o...

Judge says Affordable Care Act will remain in effect during appeal

He said that the states are "unlikely to succeed" in court. O'Connor ruled several weeks ago that Obamacare's individual mandate is unconstitutional, and sinc...

Elderly Man Treated For Legionnaire's Disease at Barry County Hospital Dies

Local media reports one person has died. He was discharged to a rehab center and later died. "We can not correlate the two cases of Legionnaire's disease and...

N.J. health officials issue alert for possible measles exposure

The traveler with the "highly contagious disease" flew into Newark Liberty International Airport's Terminal B on December 24 from Brussels, the New Jersey De...

American expected to be monitored at Medical Center after possible Ebola exposure

USA officials arranged the physician's travel, a spokesman for the medical center said. Spokesman Taylor Wilson says the person arrived Saturday afternoon. No d...

Israel preparing to export medical cannabis

The finance and health ministries estimate exports could raise tax income by 1 billion shekels ($265 million) a year. Israeli lawmakers have given final appro...

CDC: Widespread flu activity reported in Georgia

The state's southern counties and part of the northeastern area of the state were the only areas with no significant flu activity reported. Since the beginnin...

US Officials Announce New Measures after Second Migrant Child Death

She noted that before the two recent migrant children deaths, there had been no migrant children passing away in Border Patrol custody in more than a deca...

Health chiefs may impose calorie caps

Health experts and obesity campaigners welcomed the plans, but they will likely cause scepticism among the restaurant industry and in consumers. Draft propo...