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’...
by Kulwant Saluja | Jul 13, 2015 | Business & Tech, Health
The Open Payments database details payments from companies to 683,000 doctors. WASHINGTON -Drug and medical device companies paid nearly $10 billion to doctors and teaching hospitals since August 2013 to conduct research, travel and speak at conferences, among other...
by Jin Wu | Jul 8, 2015 | Health, Science + Technology
Farm to fork, detecting the bacteria can be made easier, scientists say. COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Worried about food safety? Is salmonella a big deal for you? Better, faster ways of spotting it may be on the way. Researchers from universities and corporations...
by Empriss Campbell | Jun 26, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court upheld the controversial Affordable Care Act in a 6 to 3 vote. Supporters gathered near the steps of the court to show their excitement.
by Yanqing Chen | Jun 26, 2015 | Health
Forty years after the Vietnam War ended, Agent Orange still casts a shadow over veterans’ lives. And with many now in their 70s and 80s, they want to ensure their children don’t suffer because of their parents’ exposure to the toxic defoliant....
