Month: June 2021

North Carolina is the first state to reach a settlement with Juul for allegedly targeting youth through social media advertisements and other outlets. Another 13 states and D.C. also have sued the e-cigarette company. View original article Contributor: Laurie McGinley

Stomach woes become more common with age. Lifestyle changes can make a big difference with heartburn, bloating, constipation, gas and lactose intolerance. View original article Contributor: Sally Wadyka

The recent findings are in sync with research in the past decades that has found a variety of health benefits for the brewed drink. View original article Contributor: Linda Searing

Administering a first dose of one vaccine and a second dose of the other, in either order, is likely to provide potent protection, the researchers said. View original article Contributor: Carl Zimmer

The settlement is the first in a stream of lawsuits against the company, which has been accused of deceptive marketing practices that contributed to a wave of nicotine addiction in teenagers. View original article Contributor: Sheila Kaplan

Children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with pre-existing heart or lung disease are the most vulnerable. View original article Contributor: Jane E. Brody

Close examinations of more than a dozen vaccinated people found that immune cells were still organizing to fight the coronavirus months after inoculation. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

A racial divide persists in the nation’s vaccination campaign, with federal figures showing counties with higher percentages of Black residents having some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. View original article Contributor: Akilah Johnson