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Why Antibiotics May Do More Harm Than Good For People With Bacteriuria

It turns out, in many people with asymptomatic bacteriuria—people who have bacteria in their urine but no symptoms of a bladder or kidney infection—antibiotics can do more harm than good .

Ousted Juul Executive Claims Vaping Firm Refused To Recall 1 Million Contaminated Pods

Siddharth Breja filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging he was sacked after raising concerns Juul sold 1 million contaminated pods to customers.

Johnson & Johnson Says New Testing Shows Recalled Baby Powder Bottle Is Asbestos-Free

J&J conducted its own test and found no asbestos in the same bottle the FDA flagged earlier this month.

Food As Medicine: Practical Ways To Boost Health Through Food

According to reports by the Center For Disease Prevention and Control, more than 52% of adults in America struggle with preventable chronic diseases that are related to poor eating patterns as well as physical inactivity. Here, physicians share simple…

UCSF Banned Sugary Drink Sales, Here Is What Happened Next

In just 10 months, this is what happened to employees’ soda drinking habits, waistlines, and insulin resistance at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Marijuana May Not Be So Effective For Mental Health Issues Including Depression and Anxiety

For people using cannabinoid medications to treat mental health issues, a new study may take the wind out of your sails.

Walgreens To Open More ‘Small Stores’ In Big U.S. Cities

Walgreens Boots Alliance is developing “small store” pharmacies in urban areas in the U.S. with a health and wellness focus.

Alphabet and Fitbit: could this be the competition the wearables segment has been waitingfor?

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has launched an offer for one of the pioneers in the wearables segment, Fitbit, an operation that makes sense given Fitbit’s disastrous performance on the NYSE and the strong growth and huge potential of the wearables…

Juul Says It Will Lay Off Employees Amid Vaping Scrutiny

The company plans to cut 500 jobs by the end of the year, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Mice Brains May Be Too Different From Humans’ To Be Accurate Research Model, Study Says

New research has found key differences between the cerebellum of mice and that of humans.