January 14, 2016 Herb from plant may aid in cold, flu prevention The Ache: Cold and flu season is here, and with it, a healthy dose of misery.
January 12, 2016 How to avoid low back pain: exercise and education Shoe inserts, back-support belts and other gadgets aimed at preventing low back pain may be a waste of money.
January 11, 2016 Acupuncture causes bacterial infection in rare case Acupuncture is usually a safe alternative-medicine treatment, but in rare instances, people who receive the needling technique may develop an infection, a new case report suggests.
January 7, 2016 New York launches into medical pot, with no buds in sight In a sleek Manhattan storefront with an upscale-doctor's-office ambience, New York's measured foray into medical marijuana begins Thursday with a liquid packaged with a plain white label.
January 6, 2016 Health issue brewing? 'Kefir beer' may someday help A craft beer made with ingredients from kefir — a fermented milk drink that resembles yogurt— may sound a little gross.
January 6, 2016 New York medical marijuana program to begin Thursday New Yorkers with cancer, AIDS, Parkinson's disease or other qualifying conditions will be able to obtain medical marijuana as early as Thursday, 18 months after lawmakers passed what is considered one of the strictest medical cannabis programs in the nation.
January 6, 2016 School committee to vote on medical marijuana policy A Maine school committee is scheduled to consider a policy that would allow students to have medical marijuana administered in school under certain conditions.
January 5, 2016 Egg-shaped pods: Coffins of the future? Italian designers have developed an egg-shaped pod similar to a coffin that lets the deceased support new life after their own death.
January 4, 2016 First-of-a-kind drug approvals continued to rise in 2015 Approvals for first-of-a-kind drugs climbed last year, pushing the annual tally of new U.S. drugs to its highest level in 19 years.
December 31, 2015 More US women using unapproved menopause hormones A growing number of U.S. women are filling prescriptions for unregulated hormones to ease menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, a recent study suggests.
