Health, Fitness & Food

The deadly lung illness linked to vaping could prompt the United States and others to legalize marijuana, Tilray CEO Brendan Kennedy told CNBC on Tuesday. “All the products that we produce in Canada and produce around the world are well tested by not only Health Canada, but regulators in other countries,” Kennedy told “Closing Bell.”

A new study examines the link between duration of sleep, biological aging, and cardiovascular disease. It is recommended for adults between the ages of 18 and 64 to get between seven and nine hours of sleep a night, however, a large portion of the population regularly falls below this range.  Many people experience sleep deprivation

Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing at the listing press conference for CK Life Sciences International (Holdings). K. Y. Cheng | South China Morning Post | Getty Images Shares of biotech company CK Life Sciences soared more than 200% last week on news that the Hong Kong-based firm has made significant headway in a skin cancer

Bernard Tyson, Kaiser Permanente David A. Grogan | CNBC Kaiser Permanente chairman and CEO Bernard Tyson died unexpectedly in his sleep Sunday, the health care giant announced. One of the nation’s leading health care executives, Tyson was 60. He rose through the ranks during a 30-year career at Kaiser to become CEO in 2013. Over

A man uses a vape as he walks on Broadway in New York City, September 9, 2019. Andrew Kelly | Reuters U.S. health officials finally have a potential breakthrough in the vaping illness outbreak that’s killed at least 39 people, narrowing in on vitamin E acetate as a “potential toxin of concern,” Centers for Disease

File photo of vaping Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters The Trump administration plans to raise the vaping age to 21 “or so” as part of its plan to curb teen vaping, President Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House on Friday. “We’re going to be coming out with a very important position on vaping,” Trump

Juul Labs products are seen at a store in Palo Alto, California on September 21, 2019. Yichuan Cao | Sipa USA | AP Market leading e-cigarette company Juul is halting sales of its popular mint flavor, the company announced Thursday. Studies published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found high school students

Home health care after heart failure found to be associated with lower risk of mortality and readmission to hospital. Heart failure occurs when the heart has trouble pumping blood efficiently to support other organs in the body.  According to the heart and stroke foundation, 600,000 Canadians are living with heart failure.  The main cause of

In a recent study, researchers attempt to determine how neighbourhood walkability and cardiovascular risk are related using a Canadian study sample. Cardiovascular disease is a significant cause of mortality worldwide. Exercise can be helpful in lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease, unfortunately, only about one in four Americans participate in regular exercise activities. The negative

A recent survey on 32,000 participants aged 15 years and over, suggests that lack of free time is not a reason for low physical activity among the American population. The benefits of being physically active are widely known, however, only about 53% of the population meet the current recommendations of 150 minutes per week of

CVS Health President and CEO Larry Merlo said Wednesday that he worries about the rise in teen tobacco use amid the popularity of vaping products such as e-cigarettes. Public health officials are seeing teen tobacco use “go the wrong way,” Merlo said in an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer on “Mad Money.” “We’ve got to

Mindy Grossman took the helm of Weight Watchers in 2017. Under Grossman, the company shortened its name to WW.  Getty Images Shares of WW, formerly Weight Watchers, plunged 15% after the company posted mixed third-quarter results. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by

Livongo co-founder and executive chairman Glen Tullman speaks at CNBC’s @Work conference in San Francisco, California, on Nov. 4, 2019. CNBC For health-technology start-ups, hiring technical talent from Silicon Valley can be a tricky prospect. Companies like Apple and Facebook are paying massive salaries, making it challenging for any upstart to bring talented workers into

Activists marched to the offices of Senators Schumer and Gillibrand in New York City on September 5, 2017; carrying a giant lunchbox filled with messages from constituents that urged them to get Back To Work and Save Our Healthcare. Erik McGregor | LightRocket | Getty Images Wealthy Americans stand to gain from Obamacare’s demise. The

Google hired David Feinberg from Geisinger Health, a system of hospitals based in Pennsylvania, toward the end of 2018 and put him in charge of a newly created division called Google Health. But the company has remained quiet about the division’s scope and goals. Now he’s beginning to talk publicly about his plans, and appeared

Harriet Taylor Hardware is increasingly becoming a commodity, where devices with nearly identical features end up competing mainly on price. But for big consumer technology companies like Apple and Google, it’s still important to have a foothold in the wearable devices market because it’s the key way to get information about users on the go,

BY THE NUMBERS U.S. stock futures were pointing to a rebound at Friday’s open ahead of the government’s before-the-bell release of its monthly employment report. Thursday’s losses ended an otherwise positive October, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq seeing their best monthly gains since June. The Dow lagged and edged higher by just a half-percent.

A new study investigates the link between obesity-related diet choices and tooth wear. Tooth wear is the loss of enamel over time that is not related to mouth trauma or tooth decay and results in tooth sensitivity, discoloration, and indentations on the teeth.  It is often caused by erosion from consuming an overabundance of acidic

Biotech firm Biogen could double its market cap on regulatory approval for its experimental Alzheimer’s drug, aducanumab, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. Biogen, with a $54.1 billion market cap as of Wednesday’s close, “could be worth twice that if all goes well” with the Food and Drug Administration, the “Mad Money” host said. In March,

A Johnson & Johnson building is shown in Irvine, California. Mike Blake | Reuters Johnson & Johnson, which recalled 33,000 bottles of baby powder earlier this month, said Monday it retested its baby powder and found no signs of asbestos that prompted the recall. J&J pulled the powder off of shelves after federal regulators said

Researchers conducted a comprehensive review of scientific literature investigating associations between plant- and animal-based diet and prostate cancer risk. Around one in nine Canadian men are diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lifetime. Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among men. There has been evidence that suggests

Scott Mlyn | CNBC Juul Labs plans to cut about 500 jobs by the end of the year, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The cuts are part of a broader reorganization plan aimed at repairing the company’s relationship with regulators, the report said. The e-cigarette giant will also cut

Ooda Health Most of us have a nightmare scenario when it comes to our medical bills. Weeks after a procedure, a notice arrives from our health plan with a complicated explanation of what is and what isn’t covered. Then the hospital follows up with a charge that often seems both nonsensical and inconceivably high. In

Americans owe a lot of money. The average American uses over one-third of his or her budget to pay down debt, according to a 2019 study from Northwestern Mutual. The study also found that 15% of people believe they’ll be paying it off for the rest of their lives. Experts say a significant amount of

Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images The number of cases of a deadly lung illness linked to vaping appears to be “leveling off or even declining,” a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said Friday. “It’s serious and potentially fatal, but it is preventable,” Dr. Anne Schuchat, the CDC’s principal deputy director, told

A new study investigates how the timing of meals and exercise can affect obesity, blood sugar levels, and hormones. There is a lot of debate about what time of the day is best to exercise.  Some people enjoy exercise mid-day, some enjoy exercising at night, and some people enjoy exercising first thing in the morning

The U.S. judicial system will ultimately block a court ruling that questioned the constitutionality of Obamacare, Centene CEO Michael Neidorff told CNBC on Thursday. A federal appeals court in New Orleans is expected to soon hand down a decision on the legality of the Affordable Care Act, the landmark health-care law enacted under President Barack

Researchers recently studied how ketogenic diets affected skin inflammation. Psoriasis affects at least 100 million individuals worldwide. Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that causes red, patchy skin usually around the elbows and knees, although it can occur anywhere. Psoriasis is not contagious and anyone can get it. It is a disease of the body’s