FDA Seizes Documents From E-Cigarette Maker Amid Crackdown On Flavored Vapes
More than 1,000 documents were reportedly seized from the headquarters of Juul Labs in a surprise inspection on the manufacturer.
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Patients Give Doctors High Marks For Prescribing Antibiotics For Common Sniffles
People with colds and related infections give physicians higher ratings when they give them a prescription for antibiotics. Could that lead doctors to overprescribe?
How A 'By Any Means Necessary' Quest For A Child Inspired Netflix's 'Private Life'
Writer and director Tamara Jenkins drew on her own experiences with IVF treatment to create what she calls a "buddy movie" about a New York City couple who are desperate to have a baby.
Why Infanticide Is A Problem In Senegal
It is the second-most common reason women are in jail in Senegal.
Sexual Assault And Harassment May Have Lasting Health Repercussions For Women
In a small study of middle-aged women, a history of sexual assault and workplace harassment was linked to health problems like hypertension, sleeplessness and depression.
Cow Dung Soap Is Cleaning Up In India
Some Indians say that cow dung and urine have healing properties. Science says otherwise. Nonetheless, there's a growing enthusiasm for dung- and urine-based products.
Southern Diet Blamed For High Rates Of Hypertension Among Blacks
Fried chicken, mac and cheese and sweet drinks: A study suggests Southern cuisine may be at the center of a tangled web of reasons why blacks in America are more prone to hypertension than whites.
A Tough Negotiator Proves Employers Can Bargain Down Health Care Prices
A former health insurance executive has made it her mission to bring down high health care costs. She's demanding a better deal for employers — and the workers whose care they pay for.
Decades Old Chemicals, New Angst Over Drinking Water
Around the country, communities are learning their drinking water is polluted with a potentially harmful group of chemicals. The Trump Administration is working on a plan to manage them.
They Were Rescued During Hurricane Florence. But Now, 'Everything Is Gone'
For many in the Carolinas like the Colemans, Hurricane Florence took out what little security they had. "It's like you get ahead three or four steps, then you go back 20," Elizabeth Coleman said.