Health - Portland Press Herald

More Maine doctors certifying medical marijuana patients

New numbers from state officials shows more than 300 medical providers are giving patients the OK to use marijuana.

by MIKE STOBBE The Associated Press April 7, 2016April 7, 2016

Researchers don’t know if sleep issues cause teens to take risks, or whether sleep issues are a reflection of depression or other problems.

by JAMEY KEATEN The Associated Press April 6, 2016April 7, 2016

With cases worldwide nearly quadrupling, the agency urges more action to fight the disease.

The virus is hitting its peak about two months later than last season, and epidemiologists say surges are always unpredictable.

by The Associated Press April 5, 2016April 5, 2016

The report for March had 36 new hospitalizations as influenza peaked.

by Melissa Healy Los Angeles Times April 4, 2016April 5, 2016

New research shows white medical students may be swayed by myths about physiological differences.

by Melissa Healy Los Angeles Times April 4, 2016April 5, 2016

In the first nine months of 2015, more Americans of all ages died of obesity-related diseases compared with the same period in 2014.

State law complicates attempts to use zoning rules or other regulations to police pot operations.

by The Associated Press April 3, 2016April 4, 2016

Patients who undergo bypass surgery and take medicine are likely to live longer than those who take drugs alone, a study finds.

by LINDSEY TANNER The Associated Press April 2, 2016April 2, 2016

The research involves nearly 13,000 people from 21 countries on six continents.