Untested Stimulant Found to Persist in Some Supplements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration discovered an amphetamine-like substance in certain diet pills and sports products in 2013 but did not warn consumers
Stories by Rachael Rettner
24-Year-Old NFL Player's Retirement Reignites Brain Injury Topic
Chris Borland's decision has provoked discussion of the types of brain damage that can occur including a severe degenerative disease abbreviated as CTE
Powdered Alcohol Now Legal in U.S.
The product, approved Tuesday by a government agency, yields a drink with the same alcohol content as a standard mixed drink, so some lawmakers are concerned
Heroin Overdose Deaths Nearly Quadruple in 13 Years
The increase in prescription pain medication use might be a contributing factor
New Hospital Guidelines Say No Cats Allowed
Only dogs should be allowed to visit because they're more reliably trained and less risky, says the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology
100 Years of Bubonic Plague
In the last century alone, researchers have described more than 1,000 cases of plague infections in the U.S.
Newly Discovered Virus Lives in Half the World's Population
Scientists are eager to find out whether the new virus that infects gut bacteria could promote health or influence susceptibility to certain conditions
Heart Cells Transformed into "Biological Pacemaker"
Injecting the TBX18 gene into heart muscle could transform normal heart cells into special ones that can initiate a heartbeat
Healthy Friends Linked to Healthy Food Choices
Customers at the same table are found to pick main dishes from the same category of food as their fellow diners
Southern States Have the Highest Painkiller Prescription Rates
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight the urgent need for changes in prescription practices in a new report
Extroverts Could Cause Problems on a Mission to Mars
NASA-funded research found drawbacks to having extroverts on teams in isolated and confined environments
New Nutrition Labels Are a "Step in the Right Direction"
While the new labels alone won't curb the obesity epidemic, public health experts applaud the FDA's new nutrition label rules and design
Changes to Nutrition Labels Announced by FDA
The new labels would make serving sizes more realistic and differentiate between total sugar content and added sugars
Prolonged Sitting May Raise Risk of Disability
Each additional hour spent sitting by study subjects was associated with a nearly 50-percent increase in the odds of having a disability
FDA Takes Steps to Ban Trans Fat
Reducing trans fat in foods could prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths from heart disease each year
12 Worst Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Revealed
Endocrine disruptors have the potential to interfere with hormone production and affect our reproduction
What's the Worst Meal in the U.S.?
A consumer advocacy organization crowned Long John Silver's platter as the "worst restaurant meal"
Painkiller Overdose Deaths Increase 400 Percent in Women
CDC Research suggests that increasing prescriptions and physiological differences are driving a rise in deaths
4 Ways the Gene Patent Ruling Affects You
Gene patents, if upheld by the Supreme Court, could affect genetic research and access to genetic tests for patients
Hormone Therapy May Raise Risk of Aggressive Breast Cancers
New findings back up a study published last year that suggested HRT increased the risk of all categories of breast cancer. Previusly, doctors thought HRT only increased the risk of less-serious cancers
