It's safe to give your baby a dummy. In fact, some special care units use dummies to comfort little and poorly babies while they are having tests or injections. Evidence shows that suckling eases pain ...

Middle-aged and older adults have some of the highest smoking rates, and doctors and researchers are looking for new ways to help them stop ...

A new study from New York University finds that cannabis use is hitting record highs among older Americans. Seniors across the country are increasingly turning to marijuana — not for rebellion, but ...

Most drugs with anticholinergic properties are inappropriate for use by older adults. Second-generation H1 antagonists, such as loratadine and fexofenadine, are less likely to have these effects ...

Ohio legalized recreational marijuana in 2023, contributing to national trend of increased cannabis use among adults 65 and older.

STATE NEWS Cannabis use among older adults can raise concerns A wave of recent research points to reasons for concern for older users, with cannabis-related emergency room visits and hospitalizations ...

A wave of recent research points to reasons for concern for older users, with cannabis-related emergency room visits and hospitalizations rising.

Pacifier use also decreased the risk of SIDS more when the infant was sleeping in the prone/side position, bedsharing, and when soft bedding was present.

The National Institutes of Health, in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has funded a University of Oklahoma study that will investigate how, when and why young adults use ...

Ian Manuel, sentenced to life in prison in 1991 for attempted murder in a downtown Tampa botched robbery at 14 years old, is now sharing his story as an adult.