A recent poll by the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that 76% of clinicians believe there are medical benefits in the use of medical marijuana. However, it’s former NFL star Ricky Williams who’s taking that belief one step further. Although the media has perpetuated the lazy and sedentary pothead stereotype, Williams wants to showcase…

A judge in Multnomah County dismissed a lawsuit on July 13 that sought to end tent camping and sidewalk sleeping. According to Oregon Live, the lawsuit was filed by business and neighborhood groups alike. Court documents state that the lawsuits ask the court to end the epidemic of widespread camping that has existed in Portland…

Scientists at Microsoft have discovered something pretty amazing, according to The New York Times. They have demonstrated that by analyzing huge samples of search engine queries, they may be able to identify certain internet users with pancreatic cancer — before they receive a diagnosis. The study about the analysis was published earlier this week in…

Clinical trials of an experimental treatment for adults with leukemia were abruptly stalled by the Food and Drug Administration after two patients died of complications from neurotoxicity last week. Juno Therapeutics, a development-stage biotechnology company, has been experimenting with treatments that use immune cells, or T-cells, engineered to attack cancerous acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells in…

New data shows that fitness advertisers have more ways to reach potential consumers. According to Entrepreneur.com, creating “buyer personas” is a much more cost effective strategy for advertisers than just putting a message out to the masses and hoping a specific target market responds. The buyer personas show what exactly your ideal consumer takes into…

Mobile applications worldwide bring in an estimated $35 billion in revenue annually. Even still, when the apps concern personal health, they are not as effective as they may seem. A recent study from Georgetown University researchers has revealed that fertility apps are unsuccessful in helping women avoid or achieve a pregnancy. After conducting a review…

Alzheimer’s is one of the biggest health concerns in the country; it’s the sixth leading cause of death, and its devastating symptoms have an quantifiable emotional and physical toll. And one of the most frustrating things about it is that research on the condition doesn’t seem to have gone anywhere. But a new startup in…

New research aims to stress once again just how important it is for children and adults alike to turn off the screens and step outside for active play on a regular basis. Dr. John Reilly and his colleagues at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland recently released “The Active Healthy Kids Scotland Report Card 2016,”…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a weight loss stomach device that pumps food directly out of a person’s stomach after they eat. The device was marked with the FDA stamp of approval on June 14, 2016. According to USA Today, the device, called the AspireAssist, should only be used by adults over the…