A 13-year-old autistic boy says he performed the Heimlich maneuver on a classmate at his New York City school after…
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The best country to live in if you’re over 60
The sunny skies of Florida and Arizona may be a draw for older Americans, but Switzerland is the best place…
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How weed is being embraced by the wellness movement
Picture this: you’re watching Scandal. After a long day of stealth and subterfuge, Olivia Pope has returned home, wrapped herself…
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Use of statins rising among very elderly
Between 1999 and 2012, the use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs increased among people over age 79 with no history of…
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Flashlight inserted through rectum removed from man’s abdomen
In just over two hours, doctors in China removed a flashlight from a man’s abdomen after he was admitted to…
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Texas community rallies around local cop’s ailing 2-week-old daughter
As a Texas couple waits for doctors to pinpoint what may be causing their newborn daughter’s strokes and seizures, their…
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Did reports of side effects contribute to drop in bone drug use?
Media reports raising safety concerns about osteoporosis drugs known as bisphosphonates may have contributed to a sharp drop in their…
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Screen time linked to weaker bones in teen boys
Teenaged boys who spend too many hours in front of the computer or television without participating in enough weight-bearing exercise…
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Teens are less familiar with marijuana, e-cigarette health risks
Teenagers think that smoking marijuana and e-cigarettes is much less harmful than smoking cigarettes, a new study suggests. Researchers found…
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FDA cracks down on over 1,000 illegal online medicine sellers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it had sent warning letters and seized potentially dangerous, unapproved medicines…
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