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Talcum Powder Verdict: $550M Award Against J&J A jury in St. Louis has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $550 million to compensate 22 women and their families who said years of daily talcum powder use caused the women to develop ovarian cancer.
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'Do not eat this cereal': CDC issues blunt warning about Honey Smacks as outbreak grows to 100 A salmonella outbreak linked to a popular Kellogg's cereal has infected 100 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.
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Giant hogweed severely burns Virginia boy, 17, sending him to hospital, report says A Virginia teen suffered significant burns on his face and arm after reportedly being exposed to hogweed. Alex Childress, 17, was inflicted with second-and third-degree burns after unknowingly touching the plant while he was doing work outside at his ...
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Scientists Use CRISPR To Engineer Cancer Cells That Kill Own Tumor Can cancer cells be designed to turn against their own kind? Scientists from Boston took advantage of cancer cells' typical behavior and used CRISPR technology in hopes of destroying the main tumor with its own cells.
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Scientists Reprogram Immune Cells to Fight Cancer July 12, 2018 -- A new approach to immune therapy for cancer could be a "game changer." Currently, disabled viruses are used to carry new genetic material into immune cells called T cells in order to get them to target cancer.
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Though he lived 5000 years ago, Otzi the Iceman was not a strict adherent to the Paleo diet If you were thinking that the ancient Alpine traveler known as Otzi - and often known simply as Iceman - scraped by on a diet of foraged grasses and berries, you'd be very wrong.
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Residents upset with smoking ban in public housing Smoking will soon be banned in public housing units nationwide. In 2016, the Department of Housing and Urban Development passed a rule, phasing out smoking in units.
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Fentanyl-related deaths double in six months; US government takes some action (CNN) A new report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the number of overdose deaths involving the potent narcotic fentanyl and variations of the drug nearly doubled between the last half of 2016 and the first half of 2017.
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Smoking ban in all public housing starts July 31 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) - Starting July 31, smoking will no longer be allowed in public housing nationwide. This ban was announced in November 2016 from U.S.
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First-ever color X-rays deliver astonishingly clear pictures for more accurate diagnoses, researchers say Scientists from New Zealand recently performed the first-ever 3-D, color X-ray on a human being. Developed by the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, the new device works like a camera, collecting individual sub-atomic particles ...
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The World's First Full-Color, 3D X-rays Are Freaking Me Out A high-contrast, black-and-white image of your bones is an effective tool for spotting fractures or breaks. But after 120+ years, x-ray imaging is getting a remarkable update with 3D, full-color images that reveal far more than just the bones inside you.
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Researchers Study Thousands Of Ticks Collected By The People They Bit Could the tick that just bit you carry a pathogen that causes Lyme disease or another ailment? If you're worried, you could ship the offending bug to a private testing service to find out.
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Woman's tingling feet turned out to be a parasite in her spine A woman who kept falling over and felt tingling in her legs was shocked to discover the cause. The 35-year-old ended up in the hospital where medics scanned her spine and, to their surprise, they found tapeworm larvae wriggling around the patient's ...
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Virginia girl, 3, uses FaceTime to save father's life after he suffers stroke A 3-year-old Winchester, Virginia girl has been hailed a hero for using FaceTime to call her mother after her father suffered a stroke last week.
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More Than 500 People Infected With E. Coli At Tennessee Zip Line More than 500 people have been infected with E. coli bacteria at a Tennessee zip line attraction, the Tennessee Department of Health said.
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Opioid Prescriptions, Addiction Diagnoses Drop An analysis of Blue Cross Blue Shield members points to gains made amid the nationwide opioid epidemic. By Katelyn Newman, Staff Writer.
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New report says opioid addiction may be on the decline. Here's how Utah fared SALT LAKE CITY - Opioid addiction may be on the decline, according to a new report. A new Blue Cross Blue Shield report issued Thursday said new opioid addiction diagnoses dropped among its customers for the first recorded time, which could indicate a ...
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Study: No, enjoying that full-fat ice cream won't kill you The next time you're out to dinner and the bread basket arrives at your table, don't be afraid to put the butter to good use.
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High blood pressure threatens the aging brain, study finds Here's yet another reason to get your blood pressure under control: High blood pressure later in life may contribute to blood vessel blockages and tangles linked to Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests.
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Health Officer Rejects Needle Exchange for Indiana County A county health officer in north-central Indiana says the number of hepatitis C cases doesn't justify implementing a local syringe exchange program, despite cases doubling in just one year.
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What to know about the sexually transmitted disease that could become the next superbug It may not be the first disease that comes to mind when thinking of sexually-transmitted disease, but there's an important reason to start paying attention to mycoplasma genitalium, or MG.
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NJ crabber could lose 'life or limbs' after bacterial infection (CNN) - A New Jersey man who went into a river fishing for crabs returned with something else entirely: a deadly bacterial infection.
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VIP neurons may be key to ending jet lag sooner Biologists have unlocked a way to curb jet lag in mice by activating a small subset of the neurons involved in setting daily rhythms, according to a new study.
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Sunscreen, protective clothing, shade all key to skin protection By Allen Mask, M.D., WRAL Health Team physician. Protecting your skin from sun damage is too important to leave to unproven claims on certain dietary supplements.
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Do Other People Seem Really Stupid Right Now? Harvard Scientists Have an Amazing Explanation Do your coworkers seem dumber lately? Is your boss a little slow on the uptake? Are your employees having a hard time doing things they'd normally accomplish?
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You've Probably Never Heard of This STD. It Could Become the Next Superbug. Doctors in the United Kingdom are warning that a sexually transmitted infection called Mycoplasma genitalium could become a "superbug" if it's not identified and treated properly in patients.
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Vigilance urged as Sacramento region leads state in West Nile virus activity West Nile virus activity is surging in Sacramento County, with the region now leading the state, officials say. There is also greater and more localized activity this year compared to last year, said Luz Robles, public information officer for the ...
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New CDC director, a veteran of fight against HIV/AIDS, seeks to tackle opioid epidemic As the HIV epidemic seemed to spiral out of control in the United States in the early 1990s, Dr. Robert Redfield led the military's efforts to prevent further infections.
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Half of Americans are trying to lose weight: 8 tips for lasting success Americans on a quest to slim down have lots of company: Almost half of U.S. adults - 49 percent - tried to lose weight in the past year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported in a new data brief.
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Are Multivitamins A Waste Of Money? Another study and another new revelation. This time the headlines claim multivitamins and supplements are a waste of money. So is it true?
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Floating whales, apple picking, and kitten rescue: how this VR therapist helps people conquer fear of heights Oxford VR, a spin-out company of Oxford University, has developed an automated virtual reality programme which can help people conquer their fear of heights.
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Probe into Samoa infant deaths after vaccine jabs International health experts launched an investigation Thursday into why two Samoan infants died shortly after receiving childhood vaccination injections in a tragedy that has rocked the close-knit Pacific nation.
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Get a glimpse of the longest eclipse on July 27th This July is going to be quite eclipsed by the sun and moon. On July 13, a partial solar eclipse is expected to occur, while the end of the month will be marked by a truly magnanimous astral event - the occurrence of a total lunar eclipse whose phase ...
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