Drugs and Medications News
- Q&A: What Should We Be Doing About the Opioid Crisis?
March 14, 2018 — Kennedy has also tried to draw the connection between addiction and mental health. While in the U.S. House of Representatives, Kennedy sponsored legislation that requires insurance companies to treat mental illness, depression and addiction the same as they treat illnesses of the body. The bill, known as the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, was signed into law in 2008.
- Opioids: A Crisis Decades In the Making
March 14, 2018 — A simple letter to the editor in 1980 opened the way for America's opioid crisis.
- Q&A: What Are We Doing About the Opioid Crisis?
March 14, 2018 — Scientists at the NIH, the nation’s chief medical research agency, are working on solutions for addressing the public health crisis by investigating new and better ways to prevent opioid abuse, to treat opioid use disorders and to manage pain.
- What Gave This Little Boy Lead Poisoning?
September 6, 2017 — At 16 months, Austin Poteet was diagnosed with lead poisoning. The state of Georgia's slow response may have put others at risk.
- There’s Lead in That?!
September 6, 2017 — Lead still exists in many common household items such as costume jewelry, toys, furniture and clothes. How worried should you be?
- Lax Oversight Weakens Lead Testing of Water
June 12, 2017 — This story examines how water utilities in Georgia test for lead in water.
- Looking for Georgia's Lead Service Lines
June 12, 2017 — Many water utilities, including in Georgia, have lost track of where they have lead service lines.
- Her Home Showed High Lead. She Wasn't Told
June 12, 2017 — Laura had her water tested for lead. She got the results almost two years later.
- U.S. Pool-Linked Infection Doubles in 2 Years
May 17, 2017 — Cryptosporidiosis can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, CDC warns
- What Tiny Telomeres May Tell Us About Aging
April 18, 2017 — WebMD looks at research on telomeres and their affect on aging.
- Longevity Secrets of 'Super Agers'
April 4, 2017 — WebMD looks at characteristics that healthy 90 and 100-year-olds have in common.
- Could a Pill Put the Brakes on Aging?
March 29, 2017 — WebMD looks at efforts by researchers to find an anti-aging pill.
- Deputy Sheriff: 'I Felt Like a Failure'
November 10, 2016 — WebMD shares the story of Florida deputy sheriff Mark DiBona, who was diagnosed with PTSD.
- Car Crash Survivor: ‘You Grow Up Pretty Quickly’
November 10, 2016 — WebMD shares the story of car crash survivor Nicole Lawrence and how her friends helped her overcome PTSD.
- Exploring New Ways to Treat PTSD
November 9, 2016 — WebMD looks at new ways to treat PTSD including virtual reality exposure therapy, ketamine, mindfulness, and prevention.
- Traumas Beyond the Battlefield
November 9, 2016 — WebMD looks at people who suffer from trauma and PTSD, exploring why they get it, its symptoms, and how it’s treated.
- Kids on Tight Schedules May Lose Out, Study Says
July 7, 2014 — Study shows having more free time teaches children how to plan, solve problems and make decisions
- Blood Test May Spot Early Colon Cancer
September 29, 2010 — A simple blood test may help identify colon cancer early when it is in its most treatable stages.
- Gene May Be Involved in Autism
May 3, 2006 — A new study shows that a certain gene may be involved in autism.
- Acupuncture May Help Tension Headaches
July 27, 2005 — Acupuncture may help tame tension headaches, according to a new study.
- Poor Women With Breast Cancer Do Worse
January 13, 2003 — Though black, Hispanic, and American Indian women tend to have poorer breast cancer outcomes than white women, poverty is a far more important predictor of breast cancer death than race.
- Osteoporosis Drug May Take Edge off Anxiety
September 6, 2000 — Researchers looking into bone-building effects of the osteoporosis drug raloxifene have stumbled onto an unexpected finding: It also appears to reduce anxiety levels in some postmenopausal women.