Healthy Living

Physician accused of offering pills in exchange for escorts

Federal officials charge a Mississippi physician offered to illegally trade prescriptions for escort services and later sold prescriptions for money to the escort and an undercover agent.

Most seniors won't abuse opioids after surgery

Seniors who receive prescriptions for opioid drugs to control pain after major surgery don't usually end up addicted to them, research from Canada shows.

Teacher's aide accused of assaulting 5-year-old autistic boy

Police say a South Carolina teacher's aide grabbed a 5-year-old autistic child by the arm, pulled him down the steps and threw him on his back across the school hallway.

In rare surgery, docs use 3-D printing to separate twins conjoined at heart

Physicians have separated a pair of conjoined twin girls who were born connected at the liver and, in a rare surgical case, at the heart, after completing a risky procedure made possible by 3-D printing.

Women are mad about Italy's planned fertility day

The Italian Ministry of Health is in hot water after launching a campaign for a Fertility Day, which is exactly what it sounds like.

The science of timeouts: How to make them work for your kids

For centuries, spanking and other forms of corporal punishment were the main disciplinary tools of parents in America.

South Africa to give free HIV treatment to all infected

South Africa said Thursday it will now provide free treatment to all people infected with HIV, regardless of the condition of their immune system.

15 common supplement ingredients that could make you seriously sick

From omega-3s to prenatal vitamins, supplements can provide major benefits.

Why the type of underwear you wear matters to your vagina

Consider your lady parts next time you’re shopping for skivvies.

Cancer surgeons hesitant to tell patients the odds of a cure

When surgeons sit down with cancer patients before operations to talk through how procedures work and what they may accomplish, the conversation rarely includes mention of the possibility of a cure, a small study suggests.