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Laced K2 Tied to Dozens of Drug Overdoses in New Haven A park in the shadow of Yale's Old Campus became the scene of a mass overdose on Wednesday as ambulance crews rushed from person to person, desperately treating dozens of semiconscious and disoriented drug users in New Haven.
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Meat-heavy low-carb diets can 'shorten lifespan': study Middle-aged people who get roughly half their daily calories from carbohydrates live several years longer on average than those with meat-heavy low-carb diets, researchers reported Friday.
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Lost contact found in woman's eyelid 28 years later Imagine going to the eye doctor because your upper eyelid is swollen and painful. The doctor tells you it's a cyst and operates.
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Moderate carbohydrate intake may be best for health Eating carbohydrates in moderation seems to be optimal for health and longevity, suggests new research published in The Lancet Public Health journal.
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Low-carb diets could shorten life, study suggests A low-carb diet could shorten life expectancy by up to four years, a study suggests. Low-carb diets, such as Atkins, have become increasingly popular for weight loss and have shown promise for lowering the risk of some illnesses.
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NC sees the nation's second highest increase in opioid deaths Drug overdoses in North Carolina surged in 2017 faster than every other state in the nation but one, as the potent and cheap fentanyl and its derivatives flooded the state.
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New Jersey man who contracted flesh-eating bacteria while crabbing has forearms, hands amputated, family says A New Jersey man who got infected with flesh-eating bacteria while crabbing in early July underwent surgery this week to have his forearms and hands amputated, his family said.
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Man fighting flesh-eating bacteria from NJ waters undergoes amputations A New Jersey man started his day fishing for crabs but returned home with a body full of flesh-eating bacteria. Angel Perez of Millville, N.J.
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Lost contact found in woman's eyelid 28 years later Nearly three decades ago, a 14-year-old in the United Kingdom got hit in the eye during a game of badminton and lost her contact lens.
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Autism and DDT: What one million pregnancies can — and can't — reveal Analysis finds that prenatal exposure to the pesticide is associated with a higher risk of severe autism with intellectual impairment.
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Measles alert in Vancouver, Norwegian Cruise Lines and Alaska A teenager who traveled with her parents from Asia to Vancouver, British Columbia and later on a Norwegian Cruise Lines, Norwegian Jewel voyage to Seward, Alaska was infected with measles prompting health alerts to be issued.
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4 Mosquitos With West Nile Found In Radnor Wednesday RADNOR TOWNSHIP, PA - Several more West Nile Virus-carrying mosquitos were collected in Radnor Township on Wednesday, according to the most recent data provided by state officials.
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Woman Gets Contact Lens Stuck In Eye For 28 Years The missing lens created a cyst that caused the United Kingdom woman's left eyelid to droop. headshot. By David Moye. A missing contacts lens isn't something you should turn a blind eye toward.
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Contact lens found lodged in woman's eyelid 28 years after she 'lost' it, doctors report A woman's swollen and drooping left eyelid led British doctors to an eye-popping discovery: a rigid contact lens, wrapped completely in a cyst, hidden in the fold of skin.
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Forget curing cancer: Scientists have discovered the perfect way to break spaghetti With all the incredible medical and technological advancements coming out of the scientific community these days you might not think that researchers would be spending time studying spaghetti, but you'd be wrong.
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Florida urges vaccinations after 3 measles cases reported MIAMI - Health officials are urging parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles after three cases of the disease were reported in a Florida county, among more than 100 cases throughout the U.S.
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Food-service employee at the Newport Syndicate diagnosed with hepatitis A Everyone in Northern Kentucky needs to get vaccinated for hepatitis A, a virus that attacks the liver, says the Northern Kentucky Health Department.
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Long lingering pesticides may increase risk for autism: Study Women who have high levels of a marker for a long-discontinued pesticide in their blood seem to have an increased risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to researchers from Columbia University Medical Center.
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Autism Risk May Increase If Child's Mother Has High DDT Exposure Pregnant women who have high levels of a byproduct from the banned insecticide DDT in their bodies may be more likely to have a child with autism, a new study finds.
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Human case of West Nile Virus confirmed in Utah County UTAH COUNTY - The Utah County Health Department is confirming the state's first human case of West Nile Virus for 2018. According to a press release issued Thursday, it's unclear whether the individual contracted West Nile Virus in Utah County or ...
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Fentanyl drove drug overdose deaths to a record high in 2017 — about 200 a day — CDC estimates Drug overdose deaths surpassed 72,000 in 2017, according to provisional estimates recently released by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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A story with a twist: Researchers master how to cleanly break dry spaghetti in two Here's a puzzle to get you using your noodle: Is it possible to cleanly break dry spaghetti into two pieces? Mathematicians at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have a solution, ending a mystery dating back to famous physicist Richard Feynman.
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E-cigarettes can be key weapon against smoking, say MPs Rules around e-cigarettes should be relaxed so they can be more widely used and accepted in society, says a report by a committee of MPs.
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Thyroid drugs recalled after Chinese supplier fails FDA inspection Certain batches of medications used to treat hypothyroidism are being recalled after a Chinese supplier failed a Food and Drug Administration inspection.
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3 deaths reported in waning Utah hepatitis A outbreak SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah hepatitis A outbreak has killed three people since spreading from San Diego last year, but it's on the wane even as other states deal with similar outbreaks, health officials said Thursday.
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3 deaths reported in waning Utah hepatitis A outbreak A Utah hepatitis A outbreak has killed three people since spreading from San Diego last year, but it's on the wane even as other states deal with similar outbreaks, health officials said Thursday.
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Woman sues surgeon who wrongly removed her kidney SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - An Iowa woman is suing a South Dakota surgeon and his practice for wrongly removing one of her kidneys. The lawsuit filed by Dena Knapp alleges that Dr.
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Ebola death toll 41: Congo outbreak 'hard to control' as cases are in conflict zone According to new reports, 41 people have perished form Ebola in a fresh outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A news published in MailOnline cite official figures that say the death toll gas jumped by a fifth in the space of weeks while air ...
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Lawmakers want British vaping rules relaxed to help smokers quit LONDON (Reuters) - Vaping rules should be relaxed to allow the promotion of e-cigarettes as tools to help tobacco smokers quit, British lawmakers said on Friday.
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As another person dies from hepatitis A, who is at risk? As a fifth person in Louisville has died from the city's worst-ever hepatitis A outbreak, you may be wondering: Who is most at risk for contracting the disease?
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Thyroid medication recalled: Chinese manufacturer's failed inspection leads to recall A medication used to treat hypothyroidism has been voluntarily recalled due to quality concerns. Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC has instructed wholesalers to stop distributing specific products labeled "Levothyroxine and Liothyronine (Thyroid Tablets ...
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FDA warns of pet owners using animals to get opioids The US Food and Drug Administration has raised alarm about one way people might access opioids to misuse and abuse: their pets. As America's opioid epidemic rages, some pet owners could be stealing pain medications intended for their furry friends, ...
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Case of measles reported in Duval County A case of the measles was diagnosed in Jacksonville in May 2018, according to the Duval County Health Department. The patient diagnosed with measles did not acquire the illness in Duval County, a spokesperson told First Coast News on Thursday.
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Phantom Smells Affect More Noses Than You Think Have you ever thought you smelled something awful and distinct, like burning rubber or spoiled milk, only to realize that actually, there's nothing there?
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Smelling things that aren't there could be a sign: Study Imagine smelling something that isn't there. Now imagine if these smells were always around, persisting through everyday life without any apparent reason.
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Archaeologists Find 3200-Year-Old Cheese in an Egyptian Tomb A few years ago, a team of archaeologists cleaning sand from an ancient Egyptian tomb discovered a group of broken jars, one of them containing a mysterious white substance.
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Surgeon Sued For Wrongfully Removing Woman's Kidney In Botched Surgery A woman is suing her doctor after allegedly removing the wrong body part during surgery. This is not the first incidence of serious malpractice in the operating room.
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Why You Should Watch Your Weight After You Stop Smoking En Español. By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- There's good news and bad news for smokers who worry about packing on extra pounds when they try to quit.
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Ibalizumab Shows Antiviral Activity in Multi-Drug Resistant HIV Ibalizumab (Trogarzo), a monoclonal antibody treatment against HIV, showed significant antiviral activity against multidrug-resistant HIV infection, according to the results of a phase III trial.
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Scientists discover why some people with brain markers of Alzheimer's have no dementia A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered why some people that have brain markers of Alzheimer's never develop the classic dementia that others do.
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Poor Sleep Can Set Off Viral Loneliness & Social Rejection A new study finds that sleep-deprived people feel lonelier and less inclined to engage with others, avoiding close contact much like those with social anxiety.
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Five tips for successful long-term breastfeeding Breastfeeding can have its challenges early on. There's learning the appropriate feeding positions and techniques, knowing when and how often to feed the baby, and so many other intangibles.
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FDA, NIH Look to Streamline Oversight of Gene Therapies The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) are proposing to further limit the role of the NIH and its Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) in the review of human gene therapies.
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Effects of psychedelic DMT 'similar to near-death experiences' The effects of a powerful psychedelic drug are similar to a near-death experience, research suggests. Answers to a questionnaire showed a "striking similarity" between people describing a near-death experience and volunteers given DMT.
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Vertex cystic fibrosis drug gets expanded approval for use in infants (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators have expanded the use of one of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc's cystic fibrosis drugs to include patients aged between 12 months and 24 months.
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Math reveals how human behaviour spreads infectious diseases: Study Washington: Turns out, mathematics can help public health workers understand and influence human behaviors that lead to the spread of infectious diseases.
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Cystic fibrosis boy, 8, urges firm to lower Orkambi drug price An eight-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis has urged a pharmaceutical firm to lower the price of a drug so it can be made available on the NHS.
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