The Big Number: Those who nap about twice a week are 48 percent less likely than others to face serious heart illnesses
Sleep experts generally agree that a 20-minute snooze is all that most people need to…
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Pelosi rolls out long-awaited bill to lower prescription drug costs
Congressional Republicans pan the measure, but Trump tweets ‘it’s great to see Speaker Pelosi’s bill’…
He was ‘perfectly healthy’ before the mosquito bite. Nine days later, he was brain dead.
The Michigan man reportedly contracted Eastern equine encephalitis, or “sleeping sickness,” a rare, mosquito-borne virus….
Vaping-related illnesses surge as FDA discloses criminal probe
Federal health officials say 530 people have been sickened in 38 states by a mysterious…
How a ‘Sesame Street’ Muppet became embroiled in a controversy over autism
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1 in 9 high school seniors vape nicotine near-daily, new survey says amid e-cigarette scare
The share of teens who said they vaped nicotine in the preceding 30 days more…
The U.S. abortion rate falls to lowest level since Roe v. Wade
Changes in contraceptive use, sexual activity and infertility, as well as a decline in pregnancies,…
‘The face of the opioid epidemic’: How a college dropout became a fentanyl kingpin.
Aaron Shamo was convicted for running a multimillion-dollar drug trafficking operation from a suburban basement…
Feds probe manager of McKesson narcotics distribution warehouse in Ohio
Subpoenas have been issued to the giant drug distributor, one person has been indicted and…
The vaping industry has close ties to Trump. His ban still caught them off guard.
Big and small players go into crisis mode to try to protect a burgeoning business….