by Ezra Kaplan | Aug 17, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON – A new vaccine, 30 years in the making, could finally signal an advance in the struggle against malaria, the mosquito-borne disease which kills more than half a million people each year, health experts say. In July, the European Medicines Agency, similar...
by Empriss Campbell | Aug 13, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON – Federal and local officials are worried about a spike in drug overdoses among the homeless in the District of Columbia and attribute the problem to an easily accessible illegal drug — synthetic marijuana. Also known as K2 spice, synthetic marijuana...
by Siyao Long | Aug 3, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON — The Ice Bucket Challenge that soaked the nation last summer is back. In 2014, the campaign became a global phenomenon and raised $220 million for ALS patients and research. On Friday, advocates and ALS research organizations will kick off the 2015...
by Jin Wu | Jul 28, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON – Health care spending in the United States is projected to go up nearly 6 percent annually through 2024, faster growth than the pace of the past six years, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The projection reflects the expanded...
by Emily Hoerner | Jul 27, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON — A growing number of Texans are seeking treatment for methamphetamine addiction, reversing a downward trend in abuse in the state since a 2006 federal law banned over-the-counter sales of medicine containing the synthetic drug pseudoephedrine. Last year...
by Jin Wu & Siyuan Du | Jul 23, 2015 | Business & Tech, Health
WASHINGTON – You see a guy next to you in the grocery store grabbing ground beef, brown rice, green beans and carrots, which all are great stuff for a healthy dinner. But he won’t be eating it; it’s for his dog. Pets have long been considered members of their owners’...
