FDA Goes After Vaping Companies That Allegedly Paid Social Media ‘Influencers’
The Food and Drug Administration went after four e-cigarette companies Friday for violating FDA requirements with their advertisements on social media, including through partnerships with “influencers.” “The FDA has determined…
Facebook Posts Predict Diabetes and Mental Health Better Than Demographics
Language in Facebook posts may help identify conditions such as diabetes, anxiety, depression and psychosis in patients, according to a study from Penn Medicine and Stony Brook University researchers. It’s…
Trump Finally Responds to Twitter’s Banning of ‘Conservative Voices’
Bad actions by big tech is one of the most important issues facing America today. And what makes it so very difficult to address — just ask any attorney general…
To Go or Not To Go to Church?
I grew up a preacher’s kid and was involved in church until my mid-20s. However, as I grew older and, in my mind, wiser, I started to see behind the…
Weight Loss Options Are Growing: Balloons, Pills, Sleeves
Lisa Rivera, a 35-year-old staff assistant at a Manhattan hospital, can now keep up with her 8-year-old daughter when they go to the park. And when they make the trip…
Earthquake, flood, hurricane: Google Maps adds tools to help you navigate a crisis
Google is adding tools to Google Maps and search to help you survive a natural disaster. When a hurricane, flood or earthquake affects your area, you may want to get…
Navy Calls Out ‘Irresponsible’ Russian Action
The U.S. Navy lashed out at the Russian military after it said a Russian pilot put a U.S. reconnaissance plane at risk in a confrontation over the Mediterranean Sea that…
Do age-related changes in gut bacteria harm heart health?
Ageing is associated with a number of health challenges. Of many disorders that ageing presents, cardiovascular disease carries the greatest burden for the elderly population, their family members, and the…
Walmart Set To Give Bernie Sanders the Cold Shoulder
Two campaigns will collide when Walmart holds its annual shareholders meeting on June 5, but the retail giant doesn’t plan to devote much time to either. Democratic presidential candidate Sen.…
Biden Wrote, Sponsored Laws That Made Opioid Epidemic Even More Deadly, Health Experts Say
Presidential contender Joe Biden’s many years of lawmaking may hamstring him with Democrat voters who resent his harsh drug legislation from the 1980s and 1990s and connect it to today’s…