Tag: Health

States like California, Washington, Maine, Oregon, and Vermont require that toymakers report products if they contain certain levels of specific chemicals that help shoppers learn ahead of time if toys will pose a risk to their children. But this patchwork of state by state regulations is hardly uniform. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Shopping for the kids? Laws on chemicals in toys vary by state

Kimberly Leonard · November 24, 2017 5:01 am

The analysis made public health recommendations for states to consider. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

Death from drugs, alcohol, suicide could rise 60 percent or more in the next decade

Kimberly Leonard · November 21, 2017 5:02 pm

The DEA announced Monday it published a temporary order to put cyclopropyl fentanyl in the same category as heroin, cocaine and meth. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

DEA puts synthetic opioid fentanyl on par with heroin and meth

Robert King · November 20, 2017 3:23 pm

Discarded syringes lay near near train tracks in Philadelphia, Monday, July 31, 2017. According to the Council of Economic Advisers report, more than 50,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2015, of which 63 percent reportedly involved opioids. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

White House puts the cost of the opioid crisis at $504 billion in 2015

Kelly Cohen · November 20, 2017 12:00 am

A think tank distributed the stress balls emblazoned with Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch's image. The bright red balls are adorned with the words "But Gorsuch!" in reference to a popular social media meme. (Ryan Lovelace/Washington Examiner)

‘But Gorsuch’ stress balls give relief to distraught lawyers at Federalist Society conference

Ryan Lovelace · November 17, 2017 8:23 pm

You shouldn't be surprised by this tragic story. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Beltway Confidential

North Koreans are infested with parasites

Tom Rogan · November 17, 2017 4:45 pm

Carrie Nation

The Scrapbook · November 17, 2017 8:00 am

Texas lawmakers passed a bill last year that banned "dismemberment" abortions on a live baby. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

A court finally discusses whether abortion is humane

Nicole Russell · November 13, 2017 1:38 pm

The challenge of helping individuals with severe pain often leads physicians to overextend the dosage, or, due to fear of over-prescribing, they provide too little. (iStock Photo)

Caregivers need help navigating the opioid crisis

Peter Rosenberger · November 12, 2017 5:01 am

Rene Boucher, center, pleaded not guilty to charges that he assaulted his neighbor, Sen. Rand Paul. Boucher and Paul have been neighbors for 17 years in a gated community. (Austin Anthony/Daily News via AP)

Rand Paul’s neighbor pleads not guilty to misdemeanor assault

Melissa Quinn · November 9, 2017 4:20 pm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and wife Kelley, are described as pretty typical and friendly neighbors. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Rand Paul’s neighbors rip media ‘landscaping dispute’ reports

Paul Bedard · November 8, 2017 10:00 pm

Steve Bannon, former strategist for President Donald Trump, speaks at at the California Republican Convention in Anaheim, Calf., on Friday Oct. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Steve Bannon is on a smoothie diet

Caitlin Yilek · November 8, 2017 6:59 pm