Overdose deaths are now the leading cause of death among young Americans - killing more in a year than were ever killed annually by HIV, gun violence or car crashes. Preliminary CDC data published by...
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, Monday joined the board of an Australian mental health company, a subject close to his heart after his struggles with depression and substance...
Southeast Asian drug cartels are diversifying the narcotics they produce, the UN's crime agency warned Wednesday, with more than 160 new highs hitting the market in the last eight years. The Golden...
The US state of Ohio on Wednesday sued five major producers of prescription opioid medications, accusing them of lying about the deadly risks the painkillers -- at the center of a nationwide...
It's a tale as old as time. Meet someone you like, spend time together, get physical, settle down. This is a normal pattern for the hopelessly romantic prairie vole, a rare monogamist among mammals,...
Tanzanian police said Saturday that they had arrested two morgue employees in Dar es Salaam after they admitted to cutting open a dead man's corpse and stealing the drugs hidden in his stomach. "The...
Deaths from Alzheimer's in America have soared 55 percent since 1999, as the burden of this fatal form of dementia grows and the population ages, a CDC report reveals. The study, published on...
Deaths from Alzheimer's in America have soared 55 percent since 1999, as the burden of this fatal form of dementia grows and the population ages, a federal health report said Thursday. The study in...
A study of women in India who learned to read in their 30s shows the human brain's incredible capacity to reorganize and transform itself, researchers said Wednesday. Researchers recruited women in...
Lifestyle: 8 Things the happiest couples do before bed It’s so important for couples to make the most of whatever alone time they have together We live in a busy world and between work, kids, bills...
It has now been established that drug abuse is on the ascendancy in the Upper West Region among all ages. And one particular drug that has been identified as a leading drug in terms of abuse is...
The theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Depression and suicide - the role of the family physician’ Family Doctors fear depression and suicide may soon reach an overwhelming level if immediate...
Policy think tank, Strategic Thinkers Network, (STRANEK) is urging the non-politicization of investigations into the alleged 500kg of cocaine missing from the Tema port. STRANEK, believes there is...
A British drug trafficker convicted over a $1.3 million narcotics ring has been arrested in Thailand after years on the run, police said Tuesday, the latest example of global underworld figures using...
The downfall of millionaire "Mr X", long shielded by cash and contacts in Laos, has highlighted the role of the secretive, communist country in showering pills across Southeast Asia. Allegedly a key...
The bodies of female shop mannequins are "unrealistic", a new study in the Journal of Eating Disorders suggests. Researchers looked at the displays in female fashion shops in two UK cities. They...
The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a non-governmental organization, has lauded the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) for placing a temporarily ban on Adonko Bitters, an alcoholic beverage....
The bodies of female shop mannequins are “unrealistic”, a new study in the Journal of Eating Disorders suggests. Researchers looked at the displays in female fashion shops in two UK cities....
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has held a G20 Conference with particular focus on youth employment in rural areas. The programme, dubbed “The Future of...
Ryan Brown grew up playing sports and the cello, shooting games of pool in his basement, surrounded by friends. Two weeks before his 28th birthday, Ryan died in the bathroom of a department store....
