
A growing number of law and health care agencies are working to make naloxone (Narcan), available without a prescription. The drug is used to treat an opioid emergency, ...
The opioid epidemic in the U.S. has lawmakers working on legislation to tackle the growing problem — one the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says has quadrupled, ...
The U.S. Transportation Department calls distracted driving a dangerous epidemic. Every day in America, at least eight people are killed and more than 1,100 are ...
Zika virus has been reported in Belize, adding to the number of countries where Zika-infected mosquitoes have been found to be spreading the disease. In ...
Do you wash your fruits and vegetables when you get home from the store? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says, in most cases, you should. In ...
If you’ve ever lost your voice, you know how hard it can be to communicate. Vocal health is so important, there's even a day ...
New dietary guidelines for Americans recommend limiting added sugar to less than 10 percent of calories per day. Getting to that number may mean retraining ...
Even though cardiac rehabilitation is crucial in recovering from a heart attack, many patients don't do it. Mayo Clinic researchers tested whether adding online, smartphone-based ...
Mosquitoes are more than a menace. The World Health Organization says these tiny insects spread many diseases, including Zika virus, malaria, dengue and yellow fever, ...
For many people, losing weight is not easy. Some try fad diets in hopes of dropping pounds quickly. Mayo Clinic family medicine expert Dr. Summer ...
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, there is no uniform or universally accepted system used for food dating across America. There are some ...
If you browse the drink aisles in many grocery stores, you'll likely see bottles and cans of soda loaded with caffeine. Many kids consume caffeinated ...
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