Healthy Living

Alerts remind people to stock up on medications before storms

Calls or texts from pharmacies before major storms help prompt people to stock up on their medications, according to a new study.

Even with one cigarette a day, odds of early death are higher

Smokers who go through much less than a pack of cigarettes a day still have a higher risk of an early death than non-smokers, a new study suggests.

Cancer drugs may remain approved despite lack of benefit

In the United States, cancer drugs are sometimes approved through sped-up processes - and they often stay approved even if later studies show them to be inferior to other options or even worse than doing nothing, a new study found.

Goals missed on obesity, food poisoning, despite gov't push

Progress in the U.S. against obesity, food poisoning, and infections spread in hospitals has been uneven and disappointing, despite dedicated efforts to fight these health threats by the nation's top public health agency.

Can't buy love? Drug price hikes put sex beyond reach

Imagine not being able to afford one of life's great pleasures - sex.

Richest Americans live seven to 10 years longer than poorest

Poverty cuts an average of almost 10 years off American men's lives and seven off women's, a new study shows.

Michigan doctor accused of inappropriately touching, kissing 18-year-old patient

A Detroit doctor has been charged with assault and battery after an 18-year-old patient claimed he touched her inappropriately and attempted to kiss her while alone in the exam room.

National Steak and Poultry recalls nearly 2M pounds of chicken

After initially recalling 17,349 pounds of chicken, Oklahoma-based National Steak and Poultry has expanded its announcement to include an additional 1,976,089 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken that may be undercooked.

Higher blood clot risk after starting testosterone treatment

Men may have an increased risk of blood clots after they start taking testosterone to treat sexual dysfunction, a recent study suggests.

Heavy teenage drinking linked to abnormal brain development

Teens who drink heavily are more likely than their peers to have less gray matter, an important brain structure that aids in memory, decisions, and self-control, according to a Finnish study.