MEDICINE & HEALTH

Colorado's Pot Laws Stir Debate & Reconsideration Over Pending Lawsuits

POLICY A year has passed since Colorado legalized marijuana for recreational use, and the state has enjoyed lower crime rates and higher tax revenues as a result. Oklahoma lawmakers are now calling for the state to withdraw from a lawsuit against Colorado that attempts to compel the state to once again make the drug illegal for recreational use.

Influenza Could Be Lethal to Children This Year

This year's strain of the influenza virus may just prove to be lethal to children this year. And while the annual infection has only just begun, three children in Minnesota have already died of complications from a very potent strain of the influenza virus, health officials say.

New Drug to Treat Obesity Approved

If your New Year's resolution is to lose weight this year, you could soon take a pill to help you in your quest to drop those pounds and live a healthier life. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved a new drug designed to help people lose weight and fight the obesity epidemic. And while it started as a treatment for another ailment, this new drug could spell millions of dollars for the company and thousands of pounds off of consumers, as well.

Binge Drinking Hurts Your Immune System

Party goers everywhere are disappointed to learn from a new study that binge drinking, or even getting drunk, can slow down your immune system leaving you more susceptible to infection.

Negative Measles Tests End Threat in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued a public health warning on Sunday, Dec. 28 warning of the potential for measles exposure, which they believe may have occurred at a local CVS Pharmacy in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The next day they also reported another potential exposure at the Please Touch Museum. Fortunately, these potential measles threats have all tested negative, and it appears that the measles outbreak is no longer considered a threat by health officials.

Is The Flu Shot Worth It?

This year's flu shot has not been as effective as flu vaccines in the past. But it is still the number one defense against the influenza virus in any form.

Tips to Kick Your Smoking Habit in 2015

With the new year smokers everywhere are deciding to put down the cigarettes for good. The American Lung Association has some tips to help smokers put tobacco down for good.

Biological Warfare on the Horizon? ISIS Soldiers May Be Infected With Ebola

It’s what national security organizations have feared since day one—the World Health Organization (WHO) announced last week that they are evaluating jihadist militants associated with ISIS, who may have contracted the virus responsible for Ebola. While the WHO has yet to confirm whether or not the fighters are exhibiting symptoms, the current evaluations of a Mosul hospital 250 miles north of Baghdad are prompting concerns that the fringe extremist group ISIS may in fact be able to obtain a biological weapon unlike anything the world has seen before.

Drug Approvals Reached New High in 2014: What's Next?

Approvals for medicine in the United States have reached their highest levels in eighteen years, and recommendations for new drugs in Europe also came at a rapid rate, driven by expensive new treatments for cancer and other rare and serious diseases. After enduring wave after wave of patent losses on some of their larger, more popular drugs, pharmaceutical firms are beginning to recover by bringing new medicines to the market, while also improving their productivity.
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