Surge in prescription opioid poisoning among US youth and other top stories.

• Surge in prescription opioid poisoning among US youth

  Annually, the rate of these opioid poisonings among youth up to 19 years old surged from 1.4 per 100,000 children in 1997 to 3.71 per 100,000 kids by 2012, the study found."I believe that the two-fold increase in hospitalization rates over time for opioid poisonings in children are a direct consequence of the increasing reliance in the U.S. on opioid analgesics to treat acute and chronic pain," said lead study author Dr. Julie Gaither, a public health researcher at Yale University in New Haven, ..

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• The campaign to legalize marijuana is flush with cash from billionaire activists and the pot industry

  

  Activist billionaires Sean Parker and George Soros and companies hoping to profit from legalizing marijuana in California have helped this year’s campaign for Proposition 64 raise close to $16 million, about four times the amount spent on a failed effort in 2010.With a week left before voters go to the polls, the campaign to legalize recreational marijuana use is leading in surveys and has a massive fundraising lead over the opposition, which has brought in a little more than $1.6 million. Obs..

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• Men From The South Are More Likely To Die From Smoking-Related Cancers

  

  Smoking causes nearly 29 percent of all cancer deaths among Americans over the age of 35, according to a new analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine. But that doesn't tell the full story. Men from the top five southern states skew this data, dying ...

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• Mother of boy who died from rare polio-like illness desperate for answers

  

  A cluster of polio-like illness in children is under investigation in Washington state. So far, two of nine suspected cases have been confirmed as a rare condition known as AFM. One child has died.At the Seattle Children’s Hospital, three patients – ranging from three to 14 years old -- are being treated. They all had a sudden disabling weakness in the arms or legs. While AFM is not contagious, the CDC said it’s a serious illness with no known cause or cure. The mother of the one boy who died s..

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• Woman whose daughter died after skipping flu shot raising awareness of vaccine

  

  When the time came for a flu shot during the 2015-2016 season, Pegy Lowery decided her 12-year-old daughter Piper’s fear of needles outweighed the potential benefit the vaccine could provide. But nearly a year later, after her daughter lost a battle with the virus in January 2016, the Washington mom has dramatically shifted her stance. Now, she’s raising awareness about the importance of the flu shot to help prevent other parents from enduring a similar tragedy, CBS News reported. Lowery, of Po..

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