Exclusive: Canada seeks warnings on prescription painkillers amid rising deaths As deaths from powerful painkillers continue to rise, Canada is pursuing unprecedented measures to curb their use, including requiring cigarette-style warning stickers on every prescription, Health Minister Jane Philpott told Reuters.
Indiana prison medical chief works for private Illinois firm The chief medical officer for Indiana's prison system held an overlapping position with a for-profit Illinois company that provides health care to correctional facilities in more than a dozen states, according to a published report.
Bogus doctor performed physicals at Philadelphia high school Authorities are investigating how a woman with phony medical credentials ended up giving physicals last year at a Philadelphia public high school.
8 lies men tell their doctors-- and why they need to come clean When it comes to talking to their doctors about their health or admitting that they have a problem, most men stretch the truth, leave out important details or flat-out lie.
Sweating in sauna might help keep brain healthy: Finnish study Regular visits to the sauna can help lower the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease as well as dying of heart ailments, a Finnish study suggests.
Sunscreen better than umbrella at the beach Sitting under an umbrella at the beach is no substitute for using sunscreen, a new study shows.
Facebook apologizes for taking down tattoo artist's work on breast cancer survivors Facebook has apologized for disabling the account of an artist whose posts were intended to showcase tattoos for breast cancer survivors who had undergone reconstructive surgery.
Gwyneth Paltrow's jade eggs are a bunch of baloney Move over, vaginal steaming: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is suggesting an alleged new way to boost your reproductive health: a "jade egg" that's inserted into the vagina.
French court says German firm must compensate for faulty breast implants A French court ruled on Friday that German certification agency TUV Rheinland compensate thousands of women for its role in approving faulty breast implants produced by manufacturer PIP until its 2010 closure.
