Twenty states and Washington D.C. allow medical marijuana, and parents are flocking to Colorado in hopes of strain that can cure children’s seizures. But as CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook and NYU psychiatrist Dr. Stephen Ross point out, much remains unknown about how the drug affects health. Source Read More »
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Sprint is looking to merge with T-Mobile
Sprint’s Japanese owner said in interview with Charlie Rose that he wants to merge with T-Mobile. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son says the combined companies could then go head to head with giants AT&T and Verizon. Regulators have said reducing the number of major wireless carriers would cut competition, but Son argues it would create a price war. Jill Wagner has ... Read More »
Spike in heroin-related deaths called public health crisis
Daily health headlines: U.S. attorney general warns heroin overdoses have increased 45 percent since 2006, baby girls born underweight may risk fertility problems, plus more top stories. Source Read More »
Eye Opener at 8: Montana under a flood emergency
A look back at what we’ve been covering on “CBS This Morning.” Source Read More »
Tweeting at terrorists: New online campaign to fight terror recruiters
As al Qaeda and its affiliates try to lure more Westerners, the State Department is leading an online fight against those recruiters. CBS News’ Margaret Brennan reports on the pilot program. Source Read More »
Headlines at 8:30: 3,500 police offers to line Boston Marathon route
“CBS This Morning” takes a look at some of the headlines from around the globe. Source Read More »
Comedienne Annabelle Gurwitch on her coming-of-middle-age story
“I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50” author Annabelle Gurwitch joins the “CBS This Morning” co-hosts to discuss embracing her age and to share some advice. Source Read More »
Antibiotics overuse linked to weight gain, new book says
There is new concern over another possible effect of antibiotics: obesity. Dr. Martin Blaser talks to the “CBS This Morning” co-hosts about the link. Blaser is the director of the human micro-biome program at the New York University School of Medicine, and author of the upcoming book, “Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics is Fueling our Modern Plagues.” Source Read More »
Black market passports: Fake and stolen documents a security threat
The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is shining a light on the business of passport theft. CBS News’ Don Dahler reports. Source Read More »
Billionaires Redstone and Milken donate $80 million to prevent chronic diseases
Viacom and CBS Corp. executive chairman Sumner Redstone and healthcare philanthropist Michael Milken have bonded over a shared cancer diagnosis. CBS News’ Charlie Rose sat down with Redstone and Milken to discuss their $80 million donation to George Washington University to target preventative medicine for chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease and obesity. Source Read More »