The family of 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan is celebrating a big victory today in the fight to save their daughter’s life.…
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Sugary drinks linked to 180,000 deaths worldwide
Consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages may contribute to hundreds of thousands of deaths around the world, mainly due…
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Children with autism at greater risk for suicide
Children who have autism may be at greater risk for thinking about or attempting suicide than children without the condition,…
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Why brain tumors are so hard to destroy
The most common and aggressive brain tumor grows by turning normal brain cells into stem cells, which can continuously replicate…
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Dementia: What you need to know about this growing condition
Often incorrectly considered a disease, dementia actually refers to a group of symptoms that negatively affect memory and social abilities,…
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80 percent of deaths before age 30 caused by injuries
Nearly 80 percent of young people in the United States who die are killed by injuries, and more than half…
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More than 8 in 10 US homes forbid smoking, study finds
NEW YORK – Health officials say smoking is banned in more than eight out of 10 U.S. homes — nearly…
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Exposure to DDT pesticide may increase Alzheimer’s risk, study finds
Exposure to the synthetic pesticide DDT may increase both the risk and severity of Alzheimer’s disease in some individuals –…
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Researchers link lack of naturally occurring protein to dementia
Researchers have discovered a link between the absence of a naturally occurring protein in humans and early signs of dementia.…
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Daily cannabis smokers risk health, wellbeing
Teenagers who use cannabis daily run a higher risk of becoming drug dependent, committing suicide or trying other drugs and…
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