Tag: Health

In this 2017 photo, dairy cows eat hay at the University of New Hampshire's Organic Dairy Research Farm in Lee, N.H. Those who wish to reduce the amount of antibiotics in the meat supply are eyeing on a set of bills that would speed up the approval of medicines for animals. They wish to attach language to the law that would restrict or add more reporting requirements on the use of antibiotics in livestock.

Stricter rules for antibiotics eyed for bills on animal drug fees

Kimberly Leonard · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

Technology experts familiar with Tor and darknet markets say it's unlikely that authorities can easily address the issue without a frontal attack on Tor, an action they view as highly unlikely and possibility futile.

Trump administration is again losing the war against dark web drugs

Steven Nelson · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said focusing on value-based care was a priority for the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

HHS’ Alex Azar urges ‘bolder action’ on value-based healthcare

Kimberly Leonard · March 5, 2018 4:51 pm

President Trump has taken up a healthier diet since his first presidential physical. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump shakes McDonald’s diet for soups and salads: Report

Katie Leach · March 3, 2018 12:04 am

Kratom is an herbal supplement that can be smoked, sipped in tea, or taken as tablets. People who take it have said that it helps relieve chronic pain and depression, and it can work as a replacement to opioids. Some people take it for its stimulating effects.

CDC links more salmonella illnesses to kratom

Kimberly Leonard · March 2, 2018 9:10 pm

Henry Beverly, 73, battles the flu while tended to by nurse Kathleen Burks at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Ga., Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that the peak of this flu season appears to have occurred at the beginning of February. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Flu on the way down from peak

Kimberly Leonard · March 2, 2018 7:56 pm

The opioid summit is highlighting what various agencies have done to stave off the epidemic of overdose deaths from heroin, fentanyl, and prescription painkillers. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Melania Trump opens opioid summit with letter from grieving mother

Kimberly Leonard · March 1, 2018 6:24 pm

President Trump previously held an opioid and drug abuse listening session on March 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House to convene opioid summit Thursday

Kelly Cohen · March 1, 2018 11:00 am

The plan of these campaigners is clear, to frame sugar and particularly the soda industry as the new "Big Tobacco." (iStock photo)

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The reality behind the ‘Big Sugar’ conspiracy theory

Guy Bentley · February 21, 2018 8:27 pm

In this 2005 file photo, Danielle Holland reacts as she is given a FluMist influenza vaccination in St. Leonard, Md. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, voted 12-2 Wednesday to recommend that doctors administer the flu vaccine via nasal spray. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner, File)

Nasal flu vaccine to make a comeback

Kimberly Leonard · February 21, 2018 7:32 pm

Dr. Dan Lonergan, a pain specialist who also focuses on addiction, left, treats patient Jeff McCoy at his practice in Franklin, Tenn., Monday, June 5, 2017. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy in America fell in 2016, with the rise of heart disease and drug-related overdoses being key factors in the uptick in deaths. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Doctor shortage making it harder to fight opioid abuse, study finds

Robert King · February 21, 2018 7:27 pm

"I don't have to tell you all that today has certainly been a long time coming," New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said when he signed a bill restoring $7.5 million in family planning funds to Planned Parenthood and other medical facilities. "New Jersey will once again stand strong for Planned Parenthood and reproductive rights." (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy restores millions in funding to Planned Parenthood

Kimberly Leonard · February 21, 2018 6:54 pm