NIH ends alcohol study, citing funding, credibility problems
Monday, 16 July 2018, 08:33
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
The U.S. government is shutting down a study that was supposed to show if a single drink a day could prevent heart attacks, saying ethical problems with how the research was planned and funded...
How do you count deaths from a hurricane?
Friday, 13 July 2018, 09:53
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
How many people died in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria? It's a question that has been debated since the powerful storm slammed into the island and devastated the U.S. territory last year. It's...
Fewer US teens smoking, doing drugs ... and drinking milk
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 09:51
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Fewer U.S. teens are smoking, having sex and doing drugs these days. Oh, and they're drinking less milk, too. Less than one-third of high school students drink a glass of milk a day, according to...
Fathers also want to ‘have it all,’ study says
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 09:49
Last update: about 9 years ago
The Conversation
Have you seen the T-shirt slogan: Dads don’t babysit (it’s called “parenting”)? This slogan calls out the gendered language we often still use to talk about fathers....
A way around opioids: Target the type of pain for better pain relief
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 09:48
Last update: about 9 years ago
The Conversation
In the old days, pain was pain, and there was not a lot of differentiating on the best way to treat it. Then came along powerful morphine in the late 1800s, and more than a century later, powerful...
Superbug infections rising among injection drug users
Monday, 9 July 2018, 09:46
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
One type of superbug bacteria is increasingly spreading among people who inject drugs, according to a new government report. Users of heroin and other injection drugs were 16 times more likely...
Dior celebrates the atelier, draws celebs to Paris couture
Monday, 9 July 2018, 09:44
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Guests including Katie Holmes and Kate Bosworth were taken deep inside the inner workings of Christian Dior for the French brand's nostalgic couture display that celebrated the artistry of the...
Study finds rare gain for tough-to-treat pancreatic cancer
Friday, 6 July 2018, 11:33
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Patients with pancreatic cancer that hadn't spread lived substantially longer on a four-drug combo than on a single standard cancer drug, a rare advance for a tough-to-treat disease, researchers...
Celebrity suicides highlight troubling trend in midlife
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 11:31
Last update: about 9 years ago
The Conversation
The deaths of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and fashion designer Kate Spade highlight a troubling trend — rising suicides among middle-aged Americans. Mental health problems, often...
Stars flock to the Dior debut of Kim Jones at Paris menswear
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 11:25
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
In a week marked by big debuts, it was designer Kim Jones' turn at Dior Men on Saturday. The British designer drew stars from the worlds of film, music and fashion to Paris for his first...