November 20, 2014 Amphetamine-Type Drugs More Common Than Cannabis, U.N. Says Criminal gangs are selling more cheap and easy-to-make amphetamine-type drugs, such as ecstasy and crystal meth, in new markets, and cannabis is now the only more widely used illegal drug,
November 20, 2014 New Global Killers: Heart, Lung Disease and Cancer What's killing us? For decades, global health leaders have focused on diseases that can spread — AIDS, tuberculosis, new flu bugs. Now they are turning to a new set of culprits: society's bad habits, like smoking, overeating and too little exercise
November 20, 2014 Body Odor? Gene Disorder May Be Culprit For some people with troublesome, unexplained body odor, an uncommon genetic disorder once known as "fish-odor syndrome" may be to blame, a new study finds
November 20, 2014 Government to Ban 6 Types of E. Coli From Ground Beef The U.S. government will ban the sale of ground beef contaminated with six types of the E coli bacteria that can cause serious cases of food-borne illness, a food-safety watchdog group and a U.S. meat industry group said on Monday.
November 20, 2014 New Insurance Codes Cover Entire Spectrum of Bizarre Injuries If you've ever been injured while falling or jumping from a burning water ski, been bitten by a sea lion, walked into a lamppost or just wounded yourself crocheting, the new code to report medical diagnoses and procedures is ready for you
November 20, 2014 Study: Many Europeans Have Mental Disorders A new study estimates that about 38 percent of Europeans, or 165 million people, have some type of mental illness and that most are going untreated
November 20, 2014 Teen Accused of Taking $17,000 in Cancer Hoax A Texas teenager faces theft charges after police said she duped her community into giving her $17,000 because they erroneously believed she was dying of cancer
November 20, 2014 South Korea Sets Sights on Becoming Stem Cell Powerhouse South Korea's president vowed on Monday a series of regulatory reforms to help regain its place as a stem cell research powerhouse, trying to reclaim momentum five years after a cloning scandal
November 20, 2014 Sangamo Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Reducing HIV An early stage trial of Sangamo BioSciences Inc's HIV treatment found that the gene therapy reduced levels of the virus and even eliminated it in one patient with a naturally occurring gene mutation
November 20, 2014 Listeria Outbreak: What You Need to Know Listeriosis is caused by infection with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, which are found in soil and water. People are typically infected after consuming raw foods that picked up the bacteria from the soil, or became contaminated when manure from animals carrying L. monocytogenes was used as fertilizer
