Riding high: Pot-smoking drivers evade blood tests People who drive after smoking marijuana are at greater risk of car crashes, but blood tests to check for the drug may not be a reliable way to catch impaired drivers, a new study suggests.
Bowing to pressure, FDA to reform painkiller approval process Bowing to pressure from lawmakers, Dr. Robert Califf, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, said on Thursday the agency would reform its process for approving opioid painkillers.
Parents' depression may affect kids' school performance Children perform worse in school when their parents are diagnosed with depression, suggests a study from Sweden.
Healthy brain linked to active sex life in old age A healthy sex life in old age may help keep the brain healthy as well, though this connection may not work the same way for both sexes, a U.K. study suggests.
Brain scans to catch depression before it starts Researchers at MIT's McGovern Institute are using the latest advances in brain imaging to identify children at high risk of depression before the debilitating and sometimes deadly disorder sets in.
What's that word? Marijuana may affect verbal memory Years of smoking pot may have an effect on a person's verbal memory, which is the ability to remember certain words, a new study finds
Many depressed teens don't get needed treatment Many teens diagnosed with depression don't immediately receive needed follow-up care even when therapy is recommended or medication is prescribed, a U.S. study suggests.
British woman says reflexology massage detected cancer, saved life Most people get a massage for physical or mental rehabilitation, or simply to treat themselves, but one British woman said she saw an extraordinary benefit after seeing her massage therapist.
How posting selfies may doom your relationship People with higher levels of body-positivity tend to upload more images to Instagram, but that confidence can come at the cost of romantic conflict, according to new research.
Basketball star Jay Williams on fighting back after life's accidents Jay Williams was considered the best college basketball player to come out of Duke University. But his dreams of NBA success all came to an end when he suffered a near-fatal motorcycle accident. Williams sits down with Dr. Manny to talk about his inspirational life story chronicled in his book, “Life Is Not An Accident, a Memoir of Reinvention”
