August 25, 2016 Women have more allergies to common medications, study says A study of more than 1.7 million patients found that women had significantly more allergies to common medications than men.
August 24, 2016 How EpiPen's maker raised prices, and hackles, so much Sky-high price hikes for EpiPen, the injected emergency medicine for severe allergic reactions to foods and bug bites, have made its maker the latest target for patients and politicians infuriated by soaring drug prices.
August 24, 2016 EpiPen execs got huge raises after price hikes Makers of the EpiPen gave themselves fat raises as they were jacking up the cost of the life-saving device, NBC News reports.
August 23, 2016 US lawmakers press Mylan on EpiPen price increases Two senior lawmakers on the U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee on Monday pushed for information regarding sharp price increases for EpiPens, drug-filled injectable devices used by people to counter potentially deadly allergic reactions.
August 23, 2016 Does Jenna Dewan Tatum's natural cough remedy work? Summertime colds seem so unfair.
August 18, 2016 Most fatal type of stroke declining along with smoking rates The type of brain bleeding that causes the most lethal kind of stroke has declined substantially since 1998, possibly as a result of falling smoking rates, according to researchers in Finland.
August 18, 2016 Childhood abuse linked to worse survival odds for adult women Girls who suffer maltreatment and abuse may be less likely to survive into middle age than their peers who don't experience physical or mental torment growing up, a U.S. study suggests.
August 18, 2016 Tobacco companies get partial win in FDA labeling fight Tobacco companies notched a partial victory in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authority to require pre-clearance for tobacco products with changed labels or quantities.
August 17, 2016 Michael Bloomberg named World Health Organization ambassador The World Health Organization has appointed billionaire philanthropist and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg as a global ambassador to help spur governments and donors to tackle prevalent diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart and lung disease.
August 16, 2016 Rising EpiPen costs may leave children with food allergies at risk EpiPens save lives when severe allergic reactions occur, but rising costs of the most commonly used epinephrine injectors are leaving many families broke, while others are opting to risk suffering a life-threatening attack by simply not buying them.