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Pot companies shed real estate amid dearth of financing options

November 7, 2019 at 11:14 a.m.

Capital-hungry pot companies are increasingly selling off their real estate as other sources of financing dry up. With cannabis stocks down nearly 60% since their highs in March, producers that...

She jogged through a swarm of flies. A month later she was pulling parasitic worms from her eye.

November 7, 2019 at 8:36 a.m.

The woman had just rounded a corner while running along a steep trail in coastal California in February 2018 when she charged face-first into an unpleasant surprise: a swarm of...

A growing body of research has found that people with cancer who are routinely prompted to answer questions about their symptoms may live months longer and have a higher quality of life than people who don't track their symptoms as closely.

For some cancer patients, monitoring symptoms can extend their lives

November 14, 2019 at 12:00 p.m.

There's an inexpensive, widely accessible and markedly effective approach to cancer care that's as close as the tips of our fingers. It's not a new drug, type of radiation or...

Superman’s secret identity won’t be secret anymore

November 6, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

It's not a bird. It's not a plane. And what writer Brian Michael Bendis really wants you to know is, it's not a trick. Superman will reveal his secret identity...

Two partially used syringes and needles are seen as Rocky Meadows, left, former addict and founder of Lifehouse treatment and recovery center, walks with two former addicts along rail tracks where addicts use drugs in Huntington, West Virginia.

West Virginia town, ravaged by opioids, battles HIV cluster

November 6, 2019 at 12:54 p.m.

Cabell County Health Department had diagnosed 80 cases since early 2018 that have been tied exclusively to intravenous drug use as the cause, prompting the West Virginia Department of Health...

Don’t trust every car seat you see. Here’s what you need to know about vetting the devices.

November 6, 2019 at 12:52 p.m.

There has been an explosion of untested, uncertified car seats for sale online, and they're putting children at risk. Federal regulations require car-seat manufacturers to prove their seats pass hundreds...

Don’t trust every car seat you see. Here’s what you need to know about vetting the devices.

November 6, 2019 at 11:44 a.m.

Part of Laurel Schamber's job at the fire station in Elk Grove, California, involves teaching people how to install their car seats correctly. But when a grandmother came in this...

Is an 8-year-old acting ‘silly’ in school a big deal?

November 6, 2019 at 11:43 a.m.

Q: Do many third-graders act silly in class and sometimes avoid work? My son's new teacher said he was being silly and disrupting others. She also said sometimes he will...

NYC’s Fifth Avenue sees steep rent decline as tenants struggle

November 6, 2019 at 10:58 a.m.

A few blocks makes all the difference when it comes to rent on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue. Lower Fifth Avenue, an area between 42nd and 49th streets, saw the biggest asking...

American singer Pharrell Williams smiles as he talks to reporters during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Pharrell Williams detours into condo design from music, fashion

November 6, 2019 at 10:55 a.m.

Toronto's booming residential real estate market has caught the eye of Grammy-award winning artist Pharrell Williams. The music producer and fashion mogul is making a foray into residential development by...

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