An Oklahoma court case highlights the health care giant’s role in the epidemic as a leading supplier of opioid ingredients.
Philip Morris and Altria Are in Talks to Merge
With Altria’s investment in Juul, a combination of the tobacco giants would dominate the international market for e-cigarettes.
Medical News Today: How to diagnose a fever at home
Using a thermometer is the simplest way to tell whether a person has a fever, but other at-home methods can…
Vaccine against deadly superbug Klebsiella effective in mice
Researchers have developed a vaccine that is effective, in mice, against hypervirulent strains of Klebsiella that can cause life-threatening infections…
Medical News Today: What to know about kidney pain after drinking alcohol
The kidneys are responsible for filtering out waste products, including alcohol, from the body. Kidney pain can be a sign…
Medical News Today: What is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a condition that commonly causes dizziness. Specific head movements may trigger symptoms, but people…
Novel therapy studied for inherited breast cancer
Adding back a tiny molecule, microRNA 223-3p, to BRCA1-mutant cancer cells forces the cancer to die, researchers discovered. BRCA1-mutant cancer…
Medical News Today: Is red meat bad for your health?
Red meat is a good source of protein and iron, though research has linked it to heart disease, certain cancers,…
Turbocharging the body’s natural killer cells to defeat cancer
Natural Killer (NK) cells have long been the soldiers of the immune system that prevents the growth and spread of…
How texture deceives the moving finger
The perceived speed of a surface moving across the skin depends on texture, with some textures fooling us into thinking…