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Health officials urge early flu vaccination

ALBANY, Ga. – December means plenty of holiday parties and family gatherings; don’t let the flu hold you ... Read more

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Health advisory issued on vaping after second death

ATLANTA — The state Department of Public Health issued a health advisory on vaping following the second vaping-associated ... Read more

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Government plans to ban flavors used in e-cigarettes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government will act to ban thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes, President Donald ... Read more

Lifestyles

MEDICAL COLUMN: Are artificial sweeteners good or bad?

Everybody would love to be healthy and body weight is a big part of that. It can be ... Read more

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Juul’s ‘switch’ campaign for smokers draws new scrutiny

WASHINGTON (AP) — The young models and the candy-colored graphics that helped propel Juul to the top of ... Read more

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US investigates seizure risk with electronic cigarettes

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are investigating whether electronic cigarettes may trigger seizures in some people who ... Read more

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School district unaffected by lettuce recall

A recent E. coli outbreak tied to romaine lettuce grown in Arizona will not affect Baldwin ... Read more

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FDA Commissioner Gottlieb calls approval of the first U.S. cancer gene therapy ‘a significant milestone’

The CAR T-cell therapy, a first-of-its-kind treatment that uses patients' own immune cells to fight cancer, comes at ... Read more

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FDA to step up fentanyl targeting at postal facilities

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is strengthening efforts to detect opioids illegally entering the country through ... Read more

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Trump’s FDA chief takes wide aim at opioid addiction crisis

The Food and Drug Administration, as part of a sweeping overhaul in how it regulates opioid painkillers, plans ... Read more