Healthy Living

Women Prefer Silicone to Saline After Mastectomy

Women who have breast reconstruction after cancer surgery tend to be happier with the cosmetic results of silicone implants than with saline-filled ones, a study suggests

America's toughest mudder eats bugs to stay fit

At 2 a.m., Stefanie Bishop had to slow down.

'Word Clouds' comfort families and doctors of dying patients

To humanize the intensive care unit and comfort families of the dying, Canadian doctors have found a way to elicit happier memories at the bedside.

Things people got stuck in themselves: 2016 roundup

Americans just can’t stop sticking things in themselves and each other.

Growing number of Americans are retiring outside the US

Newly widowed, Kay McCowen quit her job, sold her house, applied for Social Security and retired to Mexico.

Teens' view of pot changed in 1 state after legalization

After marijuana was legalized for adults in the U.S. state of Washington, younger teens there perceived it to be less harmful and reported using it more, a new study found.

FDA places some Seattle Genetics drug trials on hold after 4 deaths

Seattle Genetics Inc said four people had died in trials testing its experimental cancer drug, prompting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to impose a clinical hold on several early-stage studies.

The health benefits of perfect posture

Smartphones, computers, desk jobs, shoulder bags, and endless commutes: we have become a generation of slouchers.

FDA approves Biogen drug for lead genetic cause of infant death

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday said it has approved Biogen Inc's drug to treat spinal muscular atrophy, the leading genetic cause of death in infants.

Over the counter painkillers linked to hearing loss

- Regular use of pain relievers over many years may increase the risk of hearing loss, a recent study suggests.