Everything You Can Do to Prevent the Spread of Flu

Everything You Can Do to Prevent the Spread of Flu  New York Magazine It feels like the flu but isn't: meet the adenovirus  New York Daily News Flu bug infests Iowa  DesMoinesRegister.com The flu can kill tens of millions of people. In 1918, that's exactly what it did.  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteFull coverage

Nassar back in court amid calls for accountability for his enablers

Nassar back in court amid calls for accountability for his enablers  NBCNews.com NBC: Don't Forget, Trump's 'Under Criminal Investigation'  NewsBusters (press release) (blog)Full coverage

Drug Distributors Shipped 20.8 Million Painkillers To West Virginia Town Of 3000

Drug Distributors Shipped 20.8 Million Painkillers To West Virginia Town Of 3000  NPR Drug distributors shipped 20M pain pills to town of 3000 people in West Virginia  The Hill 20.8 Million Prescription Painkillers Sent to West Virginia Town With Population of 2900  Newsweek Frank Joseph Pallone | TheHill  The Hill Drug firms shipped 20.8M pain pills to WV town with 2900 people  Charleston Gazette-MailFull coverage

FDA Wants to Make It Harder For People to Abuse an Opioid Found in Anti-Diarrhea Drugs

FDA Wants to Make It Harder For People to Abuse an Opioid Found in Anti-Diarrhea Drugs  Gizmodo The FDA Is Cracking Down on Imodium and Other Anti-Diarrhea Medicine Because of the Opioid Epidemic  TIME FDA cracks down on abuse of anti-diarrhea medication  CBS News FDA wants to curb abuse of Imodium, 'the poor man's methadone'  Washington PostFull coverage

The flu has killed 37 people in Georgia. Here's how not to be next

The flu has killed 37 people in Georgia. Here's how not to be next  Savannah Morning News Flu still hitting US and Alabama hard  Yellowhammer News Atlanta hospital uses mobile unit to fight flu  Apalachicola TimesFull coverage

Report: Nursing home resident dies after receiving 20x their prescribed dosage of painkiller

Report: Nursing home resident dies after receiving 20x their prescribed dosage of painkiller  KMSP-TV Minnesota nursing home client dies after dose of oxycodone  Washington PostFull coverage

This Type of Non-Dairy Milk is the Healthiest, Study Says

This Type of Non-Dairy Milk is the Healthiest, Study Says  TIME Almond Milk Comes Dead Last in New Ranking of Milky Fluids  Gizmodo This is the healthiest 'milk,' study says  Atlanta Journal Constitution Glass half full: what you need to know when substituting almond, rice and soy milk for dairy - 9Coach - Nine  9Coach - Nine Nutritionally speaking, soy milk is best plant-based milk  EurekAlert (press release)Full coverage

Blood molecule could lead to Alzheimer's test

Blood molecule could lead to Alzheimer's test  Irish Examiner Blood test major breakthrough in Alzheimer's disease  9news.com.auFull coverage

These two common foods may trigger rheumatoid arthritis, study says

These two common foods may trigger rheumatoid arthritis, study says  Atlanta Journal Constitution Drinking milk or eating beef could cause rheumatoid ARTHRITIS, scientists warns  Daily Mail Milk and Beef Products Could Trigger Arthritis, Study Says  The Daily MealFull coverage

Orange crocodiles that swim in bat poop are turning into a new species

Orange crocodiles that swim in bat poop are turning into a new species  BGR These Bright Orange Crocodiles Could Be Evolving Into a New Species  ScienceAlert Mysterious Cave Crocodiles in Africa Mutate into New Species  NetralnewsFull coverage

Officials: 37 flu-related deaths confirmed across Georgia

Officials: 37 flu-related deaths confirmed across Georgia  The Spokesman-Review Georgia College health services: Over 100 cases of the flu reported  13WMAZ The flu has killed 37 people in Georgia. Here's how not to be next  Savannah Morning NewsFull coverage

5-year-old Marietta boy dies from complications of the flu

5-year-old Marietta boy dies from complications of the flu  WSB Atlanta Hospital to open nation's first mobile emergency unit  WTVA Atlanta hospital uses mobile unit to fight flu  Apalachicola TimesFull coverage

For a nutritious breakfast, think pizza. No, really.

For a nutritious breakfast, think pizza. No, really.  The Mercury News Pizza for Breakfast Is Healthier Than Cereal, Says Dietitian—Finally  Newsweek Is a slice of pizza for breakfast healthier than a bowl of cereal?  WHIOFull coverage

Drinking milk or eating beef could cause rheumatoid ARTHRITIS, scientists warns

Drinking milk or eating beef could cause rheumatoid ARTHRITIS, scientists warns  Daily Mail Milk and Beef Products Could Trigger Arthritis, Study Says  The Daily Meal Could a bacterium found in milk trigger rheumatoid arthritis?  Medical News TodayFull coverage

This is how many pounds you can lose in a year by standing for six hours a day instead of sitting

This is how many pounds you can lose in a year by standing for six hours a day instead of sitting  Los Angeles Times Standing several hours a day could help you lose weight, Mayo Clinic research finds  EurekAlert (press release) Standing versus sitting for 6 hours a day could help you lose weight: study  CTV NewsFull coverage

Mom shares a flu warning sign that most people probably aren't aware of

Mom shares a flu warning sign that most people probably aren't aware of  SFGate Strange flu symptoms? Health experts answer parents' concerns  WFAA Mom warns parents about new flu symptom  KCRGFull coverage

Family blames Tamiflu for their teenage son's suicide

Family blames Tamiflu for their teenage son's suicide  Fox News Teen's suicide caused by flu medication, family says  New York Post Franklin Township Family Thinks Tamiflu Led To Teen's Suicide  Patch.com Franklin Township family believes Tamiflu led to teen's suicide  Fox 59Full coverage

West Virginia town of 3200 was flooded with nearly 21 million pain pills as addiction crisis worsened, lawmakers say

West Virginia town of 3200 was flooded with nearly 21 million pain pills as addiction crisis worsened, lawmakers say  cleveland.com Drug distributors shipped 20M pain pills to town of 3000 people in West Virginia  The Hill 20.8 Million Prescription Painkillers Sent to West Virginia Town With Population of 2900  Newsweek Miami-Luken - Energy and Commerce Committee  Energy and Commerce Committee Drug Distributors Shipped 20.8 Million Painkillers To West Virginia Town Of 3000  NPRFull coverage

Pharmacist convicted in deadly meningitis outbreak gets 8 years in prison

Pharmacist convicted in deadly meningitis outbreak gets 8 years in prison  CBS News The Latest: Pharmacist tearfully apologizes for outbreak  Washington Post Despite pleas for harsher sentence, pharmacist in deadly meningitis outbreak case gets eight years in prison  The TennesseanFull coverage

The FDA Is Cracking Down on Imodium and Other Anti-Diarrhea Medicine Because of the Opioid Epidemic

The FDA Is Cracking Down on Imodium and Other Anti-Diarrhea Medicine Because of the Opioid Epidemic  TIME FDA cracks down on abuse of anti-diarrhea medication  CBS News Addicts Use Imodium to Help With Detox. That's a Terrible Reason for the FDA to Make It Harder to Get.  Reason (blog) Heart Quiz: What Makes You Tick? Trivia - WebMD  WebMD Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, on new steps to help prevent new addiction, curb abuse and ...  FDA.govFull coverage

37 flu-related deaths confirmed across Georgia

37 flu-related deaths confirmed across Georgia  Online Athens As flu death toll leaps to 37 in Georgia, officials plead for more to get vaccinated  Columbus Ledger-Enquirer 37 Dead From Flu In Georgia, Officials Say  Patch.comFull coverage

How to avoid the hookworm skin infection on your next winter vacation to Mexico and the Caribbean

How to avoid the hookworm skin infection on your next winter vacation to Mexico and the Caribbean  CBC.ca Couple Infected With Parasitic Hookworms At Beach Share Horrifying Photos  BuzzFeed News This Couple Was Diagnosed With Foot Worms After a Beach Trip — And You Can't Unsee The Photos  Cosmopolitan.com Couple Gets Worms in Feet After Walking Barefoot on Beach  Discover Magazine (blog)Full coverage

How does flu kill healthy people?

How does flu kill healthy people?  Atlanta Journal Constitution Hospital to open nation's first mobile emergency unit  WTHITV.com Atlanta hospital uses mobile unit to fight flu  Apalachicola TimesFull coverage

Crime reporter becomes a cop in order to give back

Crime reporter becomes a cop in order to give back  NBCNews.com NBC: Don't Forget, Trump's 'Under Criminal Investigation'  NewsBusters (press release) (blog)Full coverage

Five Children in China Born With Ear Deformity Have New Organs Made of Their Own Cartilage Cells

Five Children in China Born With Ear Deformity Have New Organs Made of Their Own Cartilage Cells  Newsweek Grown inside 3D-printed molds: new ears for children  The Verge Researchers treat ear defect by growing implants from cells  EngadgetFull coverage

Coffee shops might display cancer warnings in California

Coffee shops might display cancer warnings in California  USA TODAY Coffee in California May Soon Come with a Cancer Warning  TIME California may require coffee to be sold with a cancer warning — here's what the science says  Business InsiderFull coverage

Should I get a flu shot or will it make me sick or give me Alzheimer's?

Should I get a flu shot or will it make me sick or give me Alzheimer's?  Miami Herald How to spot flu symptoms  CNN How to Protect Your Child From This Dangerous Flu  ConsumerReports.org Human Adenovirus Surveillance — United States, 2003–2016 - NCBI - NIH  NCBI - NIHFull coverage

Drug distributors shipped 20M pain pills to town of 3000 people in West Virginia

Drug distributors shipped 20M pain pills to town of 3000 people in West Virginia  The Hill 20.8 Million Prescription Painkillers Sent to West Virginia Town With Population of 2900  Newsweek Drug companies submerged WV in opioids: One town of 3000 got 21 million pills  Ars Technica Drug Distributors Shipped 20.8 Million Painkillers To West Virginia Town Of 3000  NPRFull coverage

US cancer survival rates remain among highest in world

US cancer survival rates remain among highest in world  Healio Cancer survival rates improve in some parts of the world, but wide gaps remain  Fox News Cancer Survival Rates Vary Across the World  HealthDay Cancer survival rates in Britain lag behind almost ALL other comparable countries  Scottish Daily RecordFull coverage

Teen's suicide caused by flu medication, family says

Teen's suicide caused by flu medication, family says  New York Post Ind. family says Tamiflu may have caused their child's suicide  WLS-TV Family alleges Tamiflu played a role in teenager's suicide  WBTVFull coverage

The Latest: Pharmacist tearfully apologizes for outbreak

The Latest: Pharmacist tearfully apologizes for outbreak  Washington Post Pharmacist in deadly meningitis outbreak gets 8 years in prison  Chicago Tribune Former NECC pharmacist sentenced to 8 years in meningitis outbreak  MassLive.comFull coverage

Couple finds worms in their feet after a beach vacation

Couple finds worms in their feet after a beach vacation  WAAY This Couple Was Diagnosed With Foot Worms After a Beach Trip — And You Can't Unsee The Photos  Cosmopolitan.com Hookworm-related skin infection a risk with travel to tropics: expert  CTV News Couple Gets Worms in Feet After Walking Barefoot on Beach  Discover Magazine (blog)Full coverage

This is the healthiest 'milk,' study says

This is the healthiest 'milk,' study says  Atlanta Journal Constitution Almond Milk Comes Dead Last in New Ranking of Milky Fluids  Gizmodo Soy is the most nutritious plant milk, according to new study  Metro Glass half full: what you need to know when substituting almond, rice and soy milk for dairy - 9Coach - Nine  9Coach - Nine Nutritionally speaking, soy milk is best plant-based milk  EurekAlert (press release)Full coverage

Mom warns parents about new flu symptom

Mom warns parents about new flu symptom  KCRG All Parents Need to Read This Mom's Warning About an Overlooked Flu Symptom  GoodHousekeeping.com Mother says her son's hives are flu symptom in Facebook post  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionFull coverage

'Brain Pacemaker' Shows Potential in Slowing Alzheimer's Symptoms

'Brain Pacemaker' Shows Potential in Slowing Alzheimer's Symptoms  Laboratory Equipment Can a brain implant treat Alzheimer's? It might just be placebo  New ScientistFull coverage

Grown inside 3D-printed molds: new ears for children

Grown inside 3D-printed molds: new ears for children  The Verge Researchers treat ear defect by growing implants from cells  Engadget In a World First, Children Get New Ears Grown From Their Own Cells  FuturismFull coverage

Blood test finds toxic Alzheimer's proteins

Blood test finds toxic Alzheimer's proteins  BBC News Diagnosing Alzheimer's may soon become much easier and cheaper  Quartz A Big Step toward a Blood Test for Alzheimer's  Scientific American Dementia symptoms, Alzheimer's disease stages and treatments guide - BootsWebMD  BootsWebMD Bill Gates reveals personal reason he's helping fight Alzheimer's disease  Today.comFull coverage

As flu death toll leaps to 37 in Georgia, officials plead for more to get vaccinated

As flu death toll leaps to 37 in Georgia, officials plead for more to get vaccinated  Columbus Ledger-Enquirer 37 Dead From Flu In Georgia, Officials Say  Patch.com Officials: 37 Flu-Related Deaths Confirmed Across Georgia  U.S. News & World ReportFull coverage

Researchers Discover 'Anxiety Cells' In The Brain

Researchers Discover 'Anxiety Cells' In The Brain  NPR 'Anxiety cells' identified in the brain's hippocampus  EurekAlert (press release) Anxious? Here's where that mood lives in your brain  The Mercury NewsFull coverage

How to spot flu symptoms

How to spot flu symptoms  CNN Flu bug infests Iowa  DesMoinesRegister.com 'It killed my wife,' Henrico husband warns others after her flu death  wtvr.com Human Adenovirus Surveillance — United States, 2003–2016 - NCBI - NIH  NCBI - NIH The flu can kill tens of millions of people. In 1918, that's exactly what it did.  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteFull coverage

A town of 3200 was flooded with nearly 21 million pain pills as addiction crisis worsened, lawmakers say

A town of 3200 was flooded with nearly 21 million pain pills as addiction crisis worsened, lawmakers say  Washington Post Drug distributors shipped 20M pain pills to town of 3000 people in West Virginia  The Hill 20.8 Million Prescription Painkillers Sent to West Virginia Town With Population of 2900  Newsweek Drug Distributors Shipped 20.8 Million Painkillers To West Virginia Town Of 3000  NPRFull coverage

FDA cracks down on abuse of anti-diarrhea medication

FDA cracks down on abuse of anti-diarrhea medication  CBS News Opioid Crisis Leads FDA To Restrict Imodium  WebMD FDA cracking down on anti-diarrhea drug Imodium because of opiate side effects  Tribune-ReviewFull coverage

This virus looks and acts like the flu, but it isn't — What is adenovirus?

This virus looks and acts like the flu, but it isn't — What is adenovirus?  Atlanta Journal Constitution Virus That Looks, Acts Like Flu Should Have Civilian Vaccine: Researcher  NBC ChicagoFull coverage

The Latest: Pharmacist in meningitis outbreak gets prison

The Latest: Pharmacist in meningitis outbreak gets prison  Washington Post Pharmacist in deadly meningitis outbreak gets 8 years in prison  Chicago Tribune Glenn Chin, Pharmacist In Deadly 2012 Meningitis Outbreak, Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison  WBURFull coverage

A Big Step Toward a Blood Test For Alzheimer's

A Big Step Toward a Blood Test For Alzheimer's  Scientific American Developing a Diagnostic for Alzheimer's Disease  Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News People With Alzheimer's Sleep Poorly—Should Your Frequent Naps Alarm You?  Newsweek Dementia symptoms, Alzheimer's disease stages and treatments guide - BootsWebMD  BootsWebMD Bill Gates reveals personal reason he's helping fight Alzheimer's disease  Today.comFull coverage

Mother of 4 dies of flu after deciding not to take prescribed medication

Mother of 4 dies of flu after deciding not to take prescribed medication  Atlanta Journal Constitution EU urges US not to go it alone with Mideast peace efforts  WHIO Girl, 4, is the first child to die of flu in New Jersey as national death toll keeps on climbing  Daily MailFull coverage

Pizza for Breakfast Is Healthier Than Cereal, Says Dietitian—Finally

Pizza for Breakfast Is Healthier Than Cereal, Says Dietitian—Finally  Newsweek Pizza more nutritious for breakfast than cereal, claims dietitian  The Independent Eating Pizza For Breakfast May Be Healthier Than Your Regular Bowl Of Cereal  Tech Times Pizza Is a Healthier Breakfast Than Most Cereals  The Daily MealFull coverage

Ohio State researchers find pacemaker-like device reduces Alzheimer's effects

Ohio State researchers find pacemaker-like device reduces Alzheimer's effects  FierceBiotech Alzheimer's: Brain implant could improve cognitive function  Medical News Today Brain Implant Appears to Slow Alzheimer's  PsychCentral.com Alzheimers Disease - 2018 News and Scientific Articles on Live Science  Live Science Brain 'pacemaker' for Alzheimer's  BBC NewsFull coverage

How To Drive Down Smoking In Groups That Still Light Up

How To Drive Down Smoking In Groups That Still Light Up  NPR Lower-income, less-educated people lagging when it comes to quitting smoking  The Boston Globe Who's still smoking: Report highlights populations still at risk  Medical XpressFull coverage

7-year-old dies a day after testing positive for the flu and strep throat

7-year-old dies a day after testing positive for the flu and strep throat  KXAN.com 7-year-old boy from Virginia dies from flu, family says  CBS News 'Many More Weeks' To Come In Fierce, Deadly Flu Season, CDC Says  CBS Baltimore / WJZ UPDATE: Centra issues statement regarding possible flu-related death in Pittsylvania County  WDBJ7 Boy, 7, dies of flu two days after he was sent home for falling asleep in class  Daily MailFull coverage

Why Vitamin D3 Could Be The Most Important Heart Supplement Of All

Why Vitamin D3 Could Be The Most Important Heart Supplement Of All  Forbes Want to protect your heart? Vitamin D3-rich food and supplements will do the trick  Economic Times Vitamin D3 could prevent and repair cardiovascular damage, finds study  News-Medical.netFull coverage