There is evidence that the CBD compound in cannabis may help treat some anxiety disorders, though research is limited.

A recently announced initiative between Pfizer and the Trump administration to lower U.S. drug prices will likely have minimal effects at the pharmacy counter, The New York Times reported Oct. 1. On ...

President Trump and top health officials announced a deal with Pfizer to try to lower Medicaid prices, and a website to help consumers buy drugs directly from manufacturers. By Rebecca Robbins ...

"Check-in chicken" is a strategy where travelers wait until the last minute to check in, hoping for a better seat assignment. The only guaranteed way to get a preferred seat is to pay for a seat ...

The president said he would impose a tariff of 100 percent on certain brand-name drugs. Here’s what we know so far. By Rebecca Robbins For months, as President Trump threatened to impose punishing ...

Acetaminophen has been available since the 1950s and in everyone’s medicine cabinet for so long that some of us treat it as a part of a food group. Now, surprisingly, it’s in the news. Much has ...

The current funding for the government expires at midnight on Sept. 30, with Oct. 1 being the potential start of a partial government shutdown. Social Security and Medicare benefits will continue ...

Longtime Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl is retiring, and his son, associate head coach Steven Pearl, is set to take over. Bruce Pearl’s retirement also means Auburn players now have a 30-day ...

The Trump administration has made finding answers on autism a top priority, with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. making it a major focus of his “Make America Healthy Again” ...

New research reveals that patients who eat in response to food cues lose more weight on GLP-1 therapy, pointing to external eating behavior as a powerful predictor of treatment success. Study: ...

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