Marijuana’s main mind-altering ingredient was detected in nursing mothers’ breast milk in a small study that comes amid evidence that more U.S. women are using pot during pregnancy and afterward. …
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From Stick Insects to Giraffes, Animals Get Measured at London Zoo
It’s a good idea for people to get an annual physical … and it’s important for animals, too. The London Zoo hosted its annual weigh-in for thousands of its animals …
your ads here!Brazil Health Ministry: 4 Million Kids Need Vaccinations
Brazil’s health officials say more than 4 million children still need to be vaccinated against measles. More than 1,380 people have been infected in an outbreak linked to cases imported …
your ads here!WHO: Doctor in Eastern Congo Contracts Ebola in ‘Dreaded’ Scenario
A doctor has become the first probable Ebola case in one of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s “high insecurity zones” which are dogged by militia violence and hard to …
your ads here!Experts Warn of a Return of the AIDS Epidemic
Thirty-six million people currently live with AIDS, a disease that claimed the lives of nearly 1 million people last year. Experts predict that by 2030, 100 million people will have …
your ads here!Resurgence of Crippling Black Lung Disease Seen in US Coal Miners
Since the 1990s, annual numbers of U.S. coal miners with new, confirmed cases of an advanced form of so-called black lung disease known as progressive massive fibrosis have been steadily …
your ads here!Pence Reaffirms Vision for ‘American Dominance in Space’
Vice President Mike Pence is in Houston, Texas, to reaffirm the Trump administration’s plans to establish an American Space Force by 2020, return Americans to the moon, and set its …
your ads here!Scientists Find Perfectly Preserved Ancient Foal in Siberia
Russian scientists have found the carcass of an ancient foal perfectly preserved in the Siberian permafrost. The fossil discovered in the region of Yakutia has its skin, hair, hooves and …
your ads here!Israel Bans Juul E-Cigarettes Citing ‘Grave’ Public Health Risk
Israel on Tuesday outlawed the import and sale of e-cigarettes made by Silicon Valley startup Juul Labs, citing public health concerns given their nicotine content. A statement by Israel’s Health …
your ads here!Study: Global Food Waste Could Rise by a Third by 2030
Food waste could rise by almost a third by 2030 when more than 2 billion tons will be binned, researchers said on Tuesday, warning of a “staggering” crisis propelled by …
your ads here!Hard to See, Hard to Breathe: US West Struggles with Smoke
Smoke from wildfires clogged the sky across the U.S. West, blotting out mountains and city skylines from Oregon to Colorado, delaying flights and forcing authorities to tell even healthy adults …
your ads here!Australian PM Scraps Plan to Legalize Carbon Emissions Cuts
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has abandoned plans to enshrine the nation’s targeted limits of greenhouse gas emissions into law in the face of an angry revolt by his party’s …
your ads here!Scientists Create ‘Electronic Skin’ To Restore Sense of Pain
A prosthetic hand might look like a hand and move like a hand. But can it ever feel like a hand? Johns Hopkins University graduate student Luke Osborn says yes. …
your ads here!Researchers Plot Maps, Collect Data to Fight Future Infectious Disease Outbreaks
With the Democratic Republic of Congo facing its second major Ebola outbreak this year, emergency responders have worked to contain the spread of the disease. Scientists, meanwhile, are testing the …
your ads here!Security Issues Constrain DR Congo Ebola Operation
The World Health Organization says security issues could hamper efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The outbreak is in conflict-ridden North Kivu province, …
your ads here!New Generic EpiPen Wins FDA Approval
U.S. health officials Thursday approved a new generic version of EpiPen, the emergency allergy medication that triggered a public backlash because of its rising price tag. The new version from …
your ads here!Antibodies Could Knock Out Ebola Virus
In 1995, a patient sick with the Ebola virus, in what was then called Zaire and is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, miraculously recovered from this deadly disease. …
your ads here!Measles Outbreak Hits 21 US States, CDC Says
More than 100 cases of measles have been diagnosed this year in 21 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. …
your ads here!Psychology Researchers Explore How Vaccine Beliefs Are Formed
The scientific community has long acknowledged that vaccines work and have saved millions of lives. However, a vocal community, particularly in the U.S., believes that vaccines expose children to health …
your ads here!No Handshakes, No Helmets in DRC City Preparing for Ebola
A mobile blood-testing lab. Hand-washing stations on street corners. Motorcycle taxi drivers forbidden from sharing spare helmets. If Ebola is coming, the city of Goma in eastern Congo wants to be ready. An …
your ads here!Storm Forecast to Become Hurricane Far Out in East Pacific
Tropical Storm Lane is pushing westward across the Pacific while Subtropical Storm Ernesto heads across the Atlantic in the general direction of Ireland and the United Kingdom. The U.S. National …
your ads here!Scientists Working to Combat Florida’s Growing ‘Red Tide’
Scientists in Florida are on the cusp of developing promising methods to control toxic algae blooms like the “red tide” that has been killing marine life along a 150 mile …
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