Columnist Teri Sforza writes that childhood obesity in California is on the rise, state data shows. Free school meals have ...

Most states allow some form of "medical marijuana". Medical marijuana is especially popular with pain patients, many of whom ...

The disease model of addiction also suggests ... which reverses the changes to the brain. Is addiction a choice? No one chooses to get addicted. The process of addiction is set in motion automatic ...

Members of our Community Editorial Board, a group of community residents who are engaged with and passionate about local issues, respond to the following question: Amid a nationwide opioid and ...

but I also believe in choice. I can't think of a better way to get Americans behind Kennedy than to have a cousin release a ...

I like to say my drug of choice was more of anything ... Danny Lewis: Neuroscientists have long defined addiction as a brain disease. And while the US drug crisis has led to overdose deaths ...

Beautiful Minds Recovery is a relatively new organization that helps people battling opioid addiction. Trump to sign sweeping executive order to expand school choice 50 of the most unforgettable ...

You know, addiction is a chronic brain disorder. It is a disease. And if we treat it as ... But if we continue to see it as a choice and a moral failing — which it's not — then this problem ...

Few actions would do more to fight chronic diseases such as cancer and ... “We know that tobacco use is not a choice. It is an addiction. It is not a habit; it is an addiction.

Women suffering with alcohol addiction rarely present for treatment ... According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, excessive alcohol use is a leading preventable cause of death ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings began Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee. He appears before the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Thursday.