One hundred and two people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, overdosed on synthetic marijuana in three days, according to C. Robert May, director of Lancaster Emergency Medical Services. None of the overdoses were fatal.
If you're watching your weight and carefully monitoring your calories, a fast food restaurant may not seem like the ideal place to grab a bite. You may be intimidated by jumbo-size meals and drinks -- not to mention other unhealthy attributes of fast food.
The cholera outbreak in Yemen is spreading so quickly that plans have been suspended to deploy one million doses of vaccines to the country, according to the World Health Organization.
Two amputation kits used during the American Revolution sold at auction this week for more than $104,000. The items were once owned by Continental Army surgeon and Harvard Medical School founder Dr. John Warren. The auction house did not identify the buyer.
When 6-year-old Jack Foley crossed the finish line last month at the Long Beach Kids Triathlon, it was more than an athletic achievement. His completion marked a remarkable recovery from a rare heart condition.
A new Gallup poll finds confidence in the police is high among whites, conservatives, and those over 55. But it's slipping among Hispanics, blacks, liberals and those under 35.
More than 2 billion people around the world are overweight or obese, leading to health risks including type 2 diabetes, some cancers and mental illness.
The parents of baby Charlie Gard stormed out of Britain's High Court on Thursday amid an emotional hearing as they fight to take him to the United States for experimental treatment for a rare genetic disorder.
A new report from the Department of Justice finds that the Federal Bureau of Prisons is not doing enough to help mentally ill inmates -- in part because the bureau doesn't know how many inmates have mental illness.
Trudy Serres had become bored with the normal blankets, hats and scarves. So when a student asked her to make him a crocheted taco, a challenge was born.
A series of new laws passed in Michigan strengthen penalties for female genital mutilation practices in the state. Performing FGM or transporting another person in the state for the purpose of undergoing FGM will be punishable by up to 15 years in prison, 10 years more than the federal penalty for the crime.
Malta is set to become the latest European country to legalize same-sex marriage after the Marriage Equality Bill passed 66-1 in Parliament on Wednesday.
Angéla Lorio and Jessica Michot turned their faces toward the summer sky. They stood side-by-side on the front steps of the Republican National Committee (RNC) building in Washington on Monday and took deep breaths.
Arkansas has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, and a new one set to go into effect at the end of the month has drawn the ire of the ACLU.
