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'Stop the Stigma' in Connecticut During Mental Health Month

More than 40 million people in the USA face the day-to-day reality of having a mental health condition. "It encompasses depression, it encompasses anxiety condi...

Freebies, deals and discounts for National Nurses Week

Nursing is a predominantly female profession, but 10 percent of nurses are male. Nurses represent all ethnic groups and religions. Kharisma James was a gradua...

Obama Praises John Singleton For Breaking Barriers For Filmmakers Of Color

He was 51 years old. " Boyz n the Hood " director John Singleton died Monday due to complications from a stroke he suffered almost two weeks ago. The 1991...

FDA issues strong warning over risks of common sleeping pills

Currently, warnings about so-called complex behaviors associated with these medications are buried in section 5.4 of the single-spaced, small-print drug label. ...

Josh Hader of Oklahoma Has Stroke After Popping Neck

He said his doctors don't know if the artery was already weakened or if there were contributing genetic factors. He added: "If you want to pop your neck, just...

Doctor shares graphic pics to warn against sleeping in contacts

While Dr Vollmer says he was able to start the patient on antibiotic drops and steroids to reduce permanent scarring, he concedes it will be "very likely" that ...

Alabama confirms case of measles

Study after study has shown that vaccines do not cause autism. "We know that the higher vaccination rates, the lower amounts of illness we see in our community"...

Eye clinic urging people to never sleep with contacts in

Along with the post were graphic images of an infected eye (treated with a neon green dye to help detect the ulcer) seemingly oozing a yellow puss-like substanc...

Is Vermont Prepared For A Measles Outbreak?

All 50 states require children to be vaccinated for various diseases in order to attend public schools, unless they have medical reasons for exemption. In Engla...

Scientology cruise ship faces renewed quarantine at home port

The vast majority of USA cases have occurred in children who have not received vaccines against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), officials said. They said proo...

Canopy Growth buys German medical cannabis company for $343M

Through this transaction, Canopy Growth will expand further in the European markets and will be able to access C3's knowledge and intellectual property that has...

Colorado House OKs nicotine tax ballot measure

This could take place in November, when the state holds a general election. Although the bill does not set any fixed licensing costs, it does state that any...

Church of Scientology measles quarantine: Cruise ship heading to Curacao today

Dr. Izzy Gerstenbluth, chief epidemiologist for the Curacao Biomedical and Health Research Institute, said passengers and crew who can prove they were already v...

Diet soda doesn't help kids cut calories

The study, which took place at George Washington University, looked at the diets of 7,026 children over five years. The results challenge the belief that di...

FDA: 20 deaths blamed on commonly used sleeping pills

The overall risk of weird half-sleep behaviors is not well known, because incidents are rare, or rarely reported, and individuals do not always remember raiding...

Arizona couple speaking out after video show baby being dropped at hospital

A prematurely born twin girl was dropped on her head by hospital staff moments after birth at Chandler Regional Medical Center in Arizona last February and su...

Ebola deaths top 1,000 in Congo outbreak

The failure to overcome the outbreak so far has seen it evolve into the second-deadliest in recorded history, trailing an epidemic between 2013-2016 that killed...

Amid National Outbreak, Indiana Expands Access To Measles Vaccine

The announcement came as concern grows over the impact of anti-vaccination stigma, amid a signficant hike in measles cases worldwide. Thirty-nine people had b...

Two Customers Diagnosed With HIV After Receiving Vampire Facials

Two former clients of a New Mexico day spa that offered trendy "vampire facials", or Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, were recently diagnosed with HIV, according t...

Trump Administration & Anti-Obamacare States File Arguments in Appeals Court

Now, in a 60-page filing with the 5th U.S. District Court of Appeals, the Department of Justice argued that because Congress stripped the individual mandate, wh...

CVS Health's quarterly profit rises 42 pct, raises full-year forecast

Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 122,302 shares in the company, valued at $6,446,538.42. Norges Bank bought a new stake in CV...

Cruise ship cancels visit to Antigua over measles scare onboard

Online tracking data shows the ship - thought to be the Freewinds, owned and operated by the Church of Scientology - is en route to the island of Curacao. On it...

Lower heart disease risk by eating walnuts daily

While each saturated fat substitution improved cardiovascular health, the participants who ate the walnut-substituted meals had lower blood pressure numbers. ...

Like Uber, but for organs: First kidney delivered by drone in US

Doctor Joseph Scalea, who was among the team of surgeons that performed the transplantation, hailed the project's success and said drone deliveries could he...

Reassurances for Hillside Lodge residents and families

Two of the holding companies behind the firm, Elli Investments Limited and Elli Finance (UK) Plc, which do not own or operate any care homes directly, appointed...

AIDS breakthrough? Study finds drugs stop HIV transmission

The study proves, the researchers said, that using antiretroviral therapy (ART) to suppress HIV to undetectable levels also means it can not be passed on via se...

Stop washing your raw chicken — CDC

During washing, chicken juices can spread in the kitchen and contaminate other foods , utensils, and countertops. "If you wat undercooked chicken or other food...

Trump, first lady attend National Day of Prayer service

The Sunlight Foundation reported that last month the HHS Office of Civil Rights overhauled its mission statement , to heavily emphasize the office's role in ...

Utah health officials encourage vaccination, say measles on the way

Officials at Public Health England said: "Although they're great fun, festivals can be hotspots for measles - anyone who has not had two doses of the MMR vaccin...

Poor sense of smell linked to early death

Writing in the Annals of Internal Medicine , researchers in the U.S. and Sweden report how more than 2,200 people aged between 71 and 82 undertook smell identi...