Health

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Health officials say synthetic marijuana has been linked to kidney damage in some teens and young adults. Sixteen people who smoked synthetic marijuana were hospitalized with kidney problems last year in six states.

TORONTO - Children with a lazy eye are often "patched" — their good eye is covered for a period of time, forcing the so-called bad eye to work harder, thereby improving its visual acuity.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - About 1 in 9 younger women have used the morning-after pill after sex, according to the first government report to focus on emergency contraception since its approval 15 years ago.

Protein has many roles in the body — it’s the building block of muscle, bone, hair, skin and nails and it also helps to ensure a healthy immune system.

QUEBEC - The Parti Quebecois minority government, which has been forced to retreat on several key policies since it took office last fall, continued down that rocky path Wednesday as it reversed itself on a decision to cut $63 million in funding for

WASHINGTON - Scientists wondering why some children and not others survived one of China's worst food safety scandals have uncovered a suspect: germs that live in the gut.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am writing with concern about my 50-year-old daughter, who, to me, shows signs of Graves’ disease. She is taking thyroid medication, but I don’t know if she is following up with her primary doctor.

Navigating through the early stages of dating can produce its share of awkward and tension-filled moments, but Erika Ladouceur had an added reason to feel a bit anxious.

WASHINGTON - Fighting the problem of fake drugs will require creating a national drug-tracking system, the Institute of Medicine said Wednesday. The call for putting medications through a chain of custody like U.S.

Dear Dr. Roach: For longer than a month now, I have had blood in my stool. Not just a little, and not just with stool. I am losing blood constantly. My doctor said he’s sure it’s a hemorrhoid, which he checked me for and then told me it wasn’t that.