Month: September 2019

Juul and other manufacturers had hoped to expand to the country, which has one of the highest rates of tobacco use in the world. View original article Contributor:

A pesticide made by Dow Chemical sterilized thousands of banana workers in Nicaragua decades ago. In an unusual legal move, they are turning to France to enforce payment. View original article Contributor:

The country’s health secretary said that government scientists had confirmed one case in the southern province of Lanao del Sur and were looking at another suspected case. View original article Contributor:

The most common setting where dogs drown is in swimming pools. View original article Contributor:

“The stockings don’t look very good but I’ve decided to change my attitude about that and say they are chic,” one patient writes. View original article Contributor:

When we think about what we leave behind as grandparents, we hope we will have transmitted lessons about kindness, justice, strength and confidence, the boundless nature of love. View original article Contributor:

A Canadian teenager has been diagnosed with “severe respiratory illness” linked to use of vaping products, health officials in Ontario, Canada, confirmed Wednesday. “As far as we are aware this is the first case of vaping related illness that’s been reported in Canada,” said Dr. Christopher Mackie, the medical officer of health and CEO of … Read more

(LANSING, Mich.) — Michigan banned the sale of flavored e-cigarettes on Wednesday, the latest state to act following hundreds of serious breathing issues in people using vaping devices that prompted a federal investigation. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said the ban was effective immediately and gave retailers, including online sellers, two weeks … Read more