Ohio County Losing Its Young to Painkillers’ Grip
By SABRINA TAVERNISE
Overdoses have surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of accidental deaths in Ohio.
Overdoses have surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of accidental deaths in Ohio.
President Obama wants to expand the board’s role, but opponents fear it would usurp the power of Congress.
A $10,000-per-dose drug is being used in cases in which it was not rigorously tested 97 percent of the time, new studies show.
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Short of keeping teenagers off the road entirely, is there a way to make their driving safer - for them and for the rest of us?
One study finds a hard workout’s calorie-burning benefits continue after the exercise is done.
Johnson & Johnson also raised its earnings forecast for the year, citing the positive effects on overseas sales of a weaker dollar.
Veterans of the Three Mile Island cleanup said that a much larger task faced the Japanese engineers who are trying contain and secure the damaged Fukushima Daiichi reactors.
A San Francisco-based “vegetarian lifestyle” magazine and Web site acknowledged that it regularly used images of meat and dairy-filled foods to accompany vegan-themed articles and recipes.
Researchers find conscientiousness might be the key to a long life.
A conference in Syria will try to develop a battle plan against the fungi that has damaged wheat grown in a broad ribbon of dry climate from Morocco to northern India.
A study finds young women with small children exercise less than other women their age and don’t eat as well.
Researchers found extensive hair loss to be common in black women, especially those with Type 2 diabetes and bacterial scalp infections and those who had worn braids, weaves or extensions.
Add a poached egg to this traditional soup for an even more substantial meal.
Among those participants with vascular problems, those who received care were almost 40 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s than those who did not.
Pressure to marry young and be all things to all people contributes to a problem, rabbinic leaders say, and a stigma against mental health problems complicates treatment.
Smell and taste disorders can affect more than the ability to “smell the roses” in life and to enjoy food.
Advice long given to snorers may not work for everyone.
A half million children with autism will enter adulthood in the next decade. How will they be cared for?
Dr. Fred Volkmar of the Yale Child Study Center and Dr. Lisa Wiesner respond to reader questions about autism.
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A genetic disease that causes weakness in the hands, arms, feet and legs, C.M.T. can cause difficulty walking and performing tasks.
As a nuclear disaster unfolds in distant Japan, a growing number of Indian scientists, academics and others have expressed concern about plans for a coastal nuclear plant.
Half of the meat and poultry sold in supermarkets may be tainted with Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria that can make people sick, a new report suggests.
This soup, a favorite on a chilly day, can be served at lunch or dinner — with some extra yogurt, it makes a fine breakfast.
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