By Jason Adams, TWT Communities
Many people know about the liver damage alcohol can cause, but did you know it can affect your skin too? Published June 19, 2013
By Laura Sesana, TWT Communities
Want to decrease you risk of developing diabetes? Put down the bacon. Published June 19, 2013
By Peter Lind, TWT Communities
Because obesity is now named a disease, obesity rates will only increase. Published June 19, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
The American Medical Associated opened the door for mandatory insurance treatment for tens of millions of overweight Americans with a Tuesday vote to define obesity as a disease. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
House Republicans powered through a bill Tuesday to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, saying the recent conviction of a Philadelphia abortion provider for killing newborn babies has revived the contentious debate. Published June 18, 2013 Comments
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
The Obama administration has reportedly tried to enlist the NBA in helping it sell Obamacare to the American people. Published June 19, 2013
By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times
President Obama's health care reform is prompting employers to hire more part-time and temporary workers to escape paying benefits under a mandate that goes into effect next year, amplifying a trend toward transient employment that took hold during the recession, according to a growing number of economic indicators. Published June 16, 2013
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that human genes cannot be patented by companies that extract them from nature without actually creating anything. Published June 13, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
The District's Department of Health is now accepting applicants for a medical marijuana card. Published June 13, 2013
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that human genes are "a product of nature" and companies cannot obtain patents on them — a major shift in patent policy that could open the door to broader medical research on certain cancers and other diseases. Published June 13, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Japanese students are putting their health at risk in a new eyeball-licking trend called "worming." Published June 13, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Four years is enough: U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin said she is leaving her post, effective in July. Published June 13, 2013
By Associated Press
A 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation drew public debate over how donated lungs are allocated was getting a transplant Wednesday, her family said. Published June 12, 2013
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
It was an appeals court decision last week that led the Obama administration on Monday to give up its fight to keep age restrictions on Plan B morning-after pills, according to his spokesman. Published June 11, 2013
By Ben Wolfgang and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
President Obama still harbors deep reservations about letting young girls buy the morning-after pill without a prescription, even though his administration has decided against fighting a court order that forces it to do just that, his spokesman said Tuesday. Published June 11, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
The Ohio Department of Insurance predicts premiums in 2014 will rise by 88 percent, a direct result of President Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Published June 11, 2013
