There are now more daily marijuana users in the US than daily alcohol users
For the first time, the number of Americans who use marijuana just about every day has surpassed the number who drink that often, a shift some 40 years in the...
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Mammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates at younger ages, panel says
Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force.
Los medios contra la apnea compiten por un espacio en la cama
Cada noche sin falta, Paul Blumstein se coloca una máscara para evitar despertarse constantemente por tener dificultades para respirar. Desde que se le diagnosticó un trastorno del sueño llamado apnea,...
Selfie medicine: Phone apps push people to take their pills
Take two tablets and a selfie? Your doctor's orders may one day include a smartphone video to make sure you took your medicine. Smartphone apps that monitor pill-taking are now...
Hormone birth control linked to small risk of breast cancer
Modern birth control pills that are lower in estrogen have fewer side effects than past oral contraceptives. But a large Danish study suggests that, like older pills, they still modestly...
Experts: Science behind ‘abortion reversal’ is flawed
Lawmakers in Indiana and several other states are considering requirements for doctors to inform women seeking medical abortions about an unproven procedure called "abortion reversal."Doctors' groups oppose the bills because...
Legal marijuana stirs hope in Illinois town
A skunky aroma fills the room in which hundreds of lush marijuana plants grow, some nearly ready for harvest. Grower Ashley Thompson, a former high school agriculture teacher in this...
Illinois residents to keep Obamacare tax credits
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday to uphold tax subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul allows thousands of Illinois residents to continue receiving help with their monthly insurance...
Rauner resists extending medical marijuana program for now
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner wants the state's medical marijuana program to be thoroughly reviewed before a decision is made on whether to extend it beyond 2017, according to a spokeswoman....
Cook judge says medical pot center still on hold
A Cook County judge ruled Thursday that a temporary restraining order delaying a medical marijuana cultivation center in north central Illinois can remain in place. Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy...