Healthy Living

Mylan cuts patient cost of EpiPen

Mylan NV said it would reduce the patient cost of its severe allergy treatment drug EpiPen on Thursday, a day after Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called for lower pricing of the drug.

'My drunkorexia sent me to rehab when I was just 24 years old'

Four years ago, Lindsey Hall left a wedding with three grilled cheese sandwiches in her pocket.

Getting enough omega-3 may cut risk of diabetic retinopathy

For adults with type 2 diabetes, following a Mediterranean diet including at least two servings of fatty fish per week may lower the risk of diabetic retinopathy, according to an observational study from Spain.

Regular nibbling on nuts linked to low inflammation

Eating a handful of nuts five times per week may reduce inflammation, a condition that contributes to heart disease, diabetes and many other chronic illnesses, say the authors of a recent U.S. study.

In Iran, unique system allows payments for kidney donors

The whirling hum of a dialysis machine could have been the soundtrack to the rest of Zahra Hajikarimi's life but for an unusual program in Iran that allows people to buy a kidney from a living donor.

Violence has taken years off of life expectancy in Syria

The ongoing violence in Syria has taken years off of people's life expectancy, according to a new analysis published in the journal Lancet on Wednesday.

Women have more allergies to common medications, study says

A study of more than 1.7 million patients found that women had significantly more allergies to common medications than men.

Over 14,000 women took Sanofi epilepsy drug despite fetus risk: ministry

More than 14,000 pregnant women in France took Sanofi's anti-epilepsy drug Depakine between 2007 and 2014 even though the risk of fetus malformation was known, according to a study released by France on Wednesday.

Costa Rica registers first microcephaly birth linked to Zika

Costa Rica has registered its first case of a baby born with microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's health ministry said on Wednesday.

Florida reports 2nd case of Zika outside transmission zones

Florida Governor Rick Scott on Wednesday said the federal government has so far not delivered all of the Zika antibody tests and laboratory support he has requested as the state battles the spread of the virus.