Alabama health officials had good reason when earlier this year they warned that products labeled as the cannabis extract CBD may not contain what they claim.
Teenagers aren’t known for making the best choices, especially when it comes to what they eat, but new research from UAB shows a teens diet, can be a causal factor in depression.
Data provided by AARP shows that 1 in every 3 Alabamians stopped taking prescription medication as prescribed by their doctors simply because of the price alone.
The Alabama Department of Public Health says there are over 100 cases in the state and has spread to 25 counties including, Lee, Russell, and Chambers counties.
Three doctors and a medical practice have agreed to pay more than $1.1 million to resolve claims that they received kickbacks from a Seattle-area medical testing company
Testing was done Thursday, Friday and over the weekend. On Monday, four different agencies checked the facility twice, all with no trace of the deadly gas.
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is colorless, odorless and tasteless. Large amounts can overcome a person within minutes, without warning, causing a loss of consciousness and, ultimately, suffocation.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday, August 15 that a medication used to treat migraines was being pulled from shelves because continued use could lead to serious, life threatening infections.
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released its report on an investigation into a Montgomery assisted living facility after a woman was left inside a van for several hours in June.
Rehab Associates has provided Montgomery Public Schools with athletic trainers, at no cost to the school system, for the past 25 years. But that agreement is about to come to an end.
August is National Wellness Month, and also the start of the school year, but doctors say that when kids get together in the classroom, that can be a breeding place for communicable germs.
“Alabama hospitals have suffered the negative effects of the Medicare wage index for over two decades,” said U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, who praised the change.
Williams Foods LLC has initiated a voluntary recall including Great Value Mild Taco Seasoning Mix (sold at Walmart) and HEB Taco Seasoning Mix Reduced Sodium due to possible Salmonella contamination.
The Opioid Training Institute, a collaborative program offered by the Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy and the Alabama Department of Mental Health, is trying to spread awareness and knowledge about opioid abuse in East Alabama.
A Limestone County family is filing suit against e-cigarette maker Juul, claiming a 17-year-old in their care suffered brain injuries, addiction and mood disorders after using the product.
“We took him out deep sea fishing and he caught a lemon shark," his mom remembered. "He was so tickled pink calling all his friends." Now, all she has are pictures and memories.
The Alabama Department of Public Health has teamed up with the Alabama Fish Consumption Advisories to release a 37-page guideline about which fish are safe to consume and which aren’t.
A Lauderdale County man has been fighting for his life in the hospital after his wife says a day kayaking with their kids left him with a terrifying infection.
The Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office says Lenise Martin III, 36, has been taken into custody after being filmed in a store licking a Blue Bell ice cream container, moving his finger through the container, then putting it back onto the shelf.
In just the last two years, Savannah Wallace's lungs have collapsed four times. The excruciatingly time-consuming illness is causing Savannah to get a new set of lungs.
Water to the Mill Creek Subdivision will be restricted this week while city officials work to install a new pressure regulator valve near the entrance.
First Baptist Church of Prattville said in a social media post that it was canceling its Vacation Bible School classes for the rest of the week after many of its leaders became sick with a “stomach virus outbreak."
The Alabama Department of Public Health says it has opened an investigation into a Montgomery assisted living facility after an 83-year-old woman was apparently left inside one of its vehicles for hours.
The state health department is recommending all children who attend the center get preventative treatment for rabies as a result of their investigation.
As we head into the first full week of the official summer season, it’s important to remember some of the dangers summer can pose and how to avoid them.
