January 6, 2017 Alternative medicine clinics often tout 'treatments' for allergy, asthma Alternative medicine practitioners like homeopaths and acupuncturists may claim to treat allergies or asthma, but a study in Canada found that many there offer remedies that are unproven or even dangerous.
January 6, 2017 South Korean executives jailed for humidifier cleaner deaths A South Korean court sentenced the former head of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser to seven years in prison Friday after the company's disinfectant for humidifiers killed scores of people and left hundreds with permanent lung damage.
January 5, 2017 Giving peanut-based foods to babies early prevents allergies Most babies should start eating peanut-containing foods well before their first birthday, say guidelines released Thursday that aim to protect high-risk tots and other youngsters, too, from developing the dangerous food allergy.
January 5, 2017 China confirms latest human death from H7N9 bird flu A man in China's eastern province of Shandong has become at least the fourth person to die this winter from H7N9 bird flu, state media said on Thursday, while officials in southern Guangdong confirmed 14 cases of the virus in December.
January 5, 2017 BAT quits nicotine inhaler to focus on vaping British American Tobacco (BAT) (BATS.L) has quit plans to market a nicotine inhaler it was working on to focus on consumer items like e-cigarettes rather than health products.
January 4, 2017 France orders massive duck cull to contain bird flu France on Wednesday ordered a massive cull of ducks in three regions most affected by a severe episode of bird flu, as it tries to contain the virus which has been spreading quickly over the past month, the agriculture ministry said.
January 4, 2017 Tobacco, but not pot, boosts early stroke risk Smoking pot in young adulthood does not seem to increase the risk of early stroke, but cigarette smoking does, according to a study of nearly 50,000 Swedish military conscripts.
January 4, 2017 Senator: Exploding e-cigarette recalls need to be considered U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is increasing the heat on the federal government to consider recalling e-cigarette batteries and devices that explode and catch fire, injuring users.
January 4, 2017 FDA probes dangers of exploding e-cigarette batteries The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is probing the dangers of exploding batteries in e-cigarettes, following dozens of reports of devices that have combusted, overheated or caught fire and sometimes injured users.
January 3, 2017 Marijuana-related illness increases in legalized states Learn about the symptoms and the causes of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.