HEALTH
Compulsive Sexual Behaviors Study Reveals Differences in Gene Expression
The controversial condition was classified as a disorder last year.
Massachusetts Announces Second Death Connected to EEE Along With Tenth Case
Another human case of the illness brings the total number of human cases up to 10, and a second person has passed away.
Trump Administration's Repeal of Clean Water Act Raises Contamination Fears
Researchers found that toxins in U.S. waterways could equate to four cases of cancer in a lifetime for every 100,000 U.S. citizens. However, some experts question these claims.
Vaping from Flavored E-cigarettes May Worsen Asthma, Study Suggests
Scientists exposed mice to e-cigarette vapor to study the effects on their lungs.
Teen Dies From Birthday Meal After Telling Restaurant Staff of His Allergy
The teenager suffered a severe anaphylactic reaction after his grilled chicken was later to be found marinated in buttermilk, triggering his dairy allergy.
Woman's Blood Turns Black After Taking Medicine to Treat Her Toothache
The FDA issued a warning last year about the common pain relief medicine that the patient used.
USDA Changes to Hog Slaughterhouse Rules May Risk 'More Contamination'
The updated procedures let meat companies kill pigs as quickly as they want and pass inspection responsibilities from government officials to plant employees.
Opioid Crisis Has Created a 'Nationwide Epidemic' of Heart Infections
The Midwest saw the biggest spike of heart infections cases linked to drug abuse.
Indiana Foster Parents Jailed After Being Caught on Camera Abusing Children
The couple were regarded as the "go-to" foster family in the area.
Two New Cases of EEE Reported in Rhode Island
As summer winds down but temperatures stay high, Rhode Island continues to battle Eastern Equine Encephalitis, but no further area spraying has been planned.
Psychologists Warn Parents Against Causing 'Eco-Anxiety' in Children
Mental health professionals say a rising number of young adults are being treated with psychiatric drugs to reduce emotional stress and exhaustion caused by "eco-anxiety," a fervent fear that humans will go extinct as a result of their own pollution and damage to the environment.
Black Carbon Particles Found in Placentas of Every Pregnant Woman Studied
Exposure to air pollution has previously been linked to low birth weight and pre-term birth.
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Ranked: The Cities With Greatest Interest in Veganism
Six of the top 20 are in the U.S., but it's a British city that tops the list.
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America's Healthiest (and Least Healthy) States
In addition to smoking, obesity and pollution, there is another factor that could affect your health—where you live.
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States with Highest Levels of Excessive Drinking
The more highly paid and educated a person is, the more likely it is that they will drink to excess.
One in 16 Women in America Were Forced into Having Sex For the First Time
Results from a new study suggest that 6.5 percent of women were forced into their first time—either physically or through other forms of pressure.
Plan to Crush Native Mosquito Population With Gene-Edited Strain Fails
Around 18 months after the gene-hacked strain was released into the wild, the native mosquito population bounced up to almost pre-release levels.
California Gov. Proposes Flavored Vaping Ban
"Let's just dispense with any niceties. You don't have bubble gum flavor, mango-flavored tobacco products, unless you're trying to target an audience that you are losing. That's young people."
Welsh Former Rugby Captain Comes Out as HIV+, Reveals Blackmail Threats
"Now even though I have been forced to tell you this, I choose to fight to educate and break the stigma around this subject."
Children on Climate Change: 'Adults Have Made the World a Worse Place'
I believe children are bearing the emotional burden of climate change more courageously than adults, but we owe it to them to share it.
Meghan McCain, James Corden Respond to Bill Maher 'Fat-Shaming' Segment
Celebrities and media figures weighed in after James Corden ridiculed fellow late-night TV host Bill Maher over a "fat-shaming" segment in which Maher said overweight Americans should be criticized and not simply accepted.
Woman Suffers Mercury Poisoning After Using Tainted Mexican Skin Cream
Sacramento County Department of Health Services said it is the first case of methylmercury poisoning linked to a skin cream.
Chinese Scientists Have Tried to Cure HIV with CRISPR Gene Editing
"Because of this study, we now know that these edited cells can survive in a patient, and they will stay there," an expert said.
Transgender Conversion Therapy Linked to Suicide Attempts, Study Finds
"It is clear conversion therapy targeting people who are LGBT is rooted solely in discrimination and hate without any scientific evidence," one expert told Newsweek.
Pharmacist Convicted of Having Boy Circumcised Against Parents' Wishes
The pharmacist testified that male circumcision has "great religious and cultural significance" to Christianity.