Tag: Health

The Obama administration says new environmental rules for petroleum refineries will make the air around them much safer for families.Â (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Energy and Environment

EPA says its new $283M refinery rule could reduce cancer risk for 1.4 million people

Kyle Feldscher · September 29, 2015 7:37 pm

Marijuana for sale is kept in jars for customers to sample smellsÂ at aÂ Colorado Harvest Company recreational marijuana store, in Aurora, Colo., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Misunderstanding the health risks of smoking pot

Ed Feulner · September 22, 2015 4:02 pm

The Harmful Effects of Pot

Michael Warren · September 22, 2015 1:01 pm

Hospitals are "terrified" at the prospect of meeting new federal regulations for using electronic health records, Sen. Lamar Alexander said. (AP Photo)

Senator seeks delay of ‘terrifying’ health IT program

Robert King · September 16, 2015 4:00 pm

FDA cracks down on Camel, Pall Mall cigarettes

Robert King · September 15, 2015 5:08 pm

Planned Parenthood officials deeply concerned about ‘PR issue’

Paige Winfield Cunningham · September 15, 2015 2:11 pm

Protesters carry defaced posters of Islamic state leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, left, and Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi, right, as they chant slogans against the Islamic State in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 27, 2015. (AP Photo)Â

ISIS leader uniquely capable in his role

Washington Examiner Staff · September 14, 2015 4:01 am

FDA’s advice on calorie count rule

Robert King · September 11, 2015 7:17 pm

Martha Baker, a Registered Nurse, (R) delivers 13,000 petition signatures demanding healthcare expansion to the office of Florida State Rep. Jose Oliva, whose Hialeah district includes the highest number of Obamacare sign ups in the nation, as the Florida legislative body debates accepting Affordable Care Act funding on May 28, 2015 in Hialeah, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Study: Obamacare could improve health but overburden system

Robert King · September 9, 2015 4:01 am

A doctor examines a patient's inner left ear during a health visit.

Finance and Economy

Tax-free health accounts popular among older, wealthier workers

Paige Winfield Cunningham · September 9, 2015 4:01 am

Health advocates are clamoring for e-cigarette rules, but the industry believes the government lacks the authority. (AP file)

Health groups fume over delayed e-cigarette rules

Robert King · September 6, 2015 4:01 am

David Ritz, 65, stands as a volunteer escort outside Affiliated Medical Services, a Milwaukee abortion clinic, on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo)Â

States report declining abortions

Paige Winfield Cunningham · September 4, 2015 4:01 am