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The results of a recent study published in the British Medical Journal suggest that the use of sleep and anxiety drugs could put users at a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination of bupropion/naltrexone, developed by Orexigen Therapeutics, to be known as Contrave, for the treatment of obesity.

A solemn reading of the names. Moments of silence to mark the precise times of tragedy. Stifled sobs of those still mourning. As the nation pauses Thursday to mark the thirteenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack, little about the annual ceremony at ground zero has changed. But so much around it has.

An elderly couple was found dead in their home on Lake Wylie Monday. Investigators said 84-year-old Dave Molter was trying to do CPR on his ailing wife when he collapsed and died next to her.

7 people, including three juveniles, have been arrested and charged with attacking two brothers with a machete at the Brown Line Kedzie CTA station in the Albany Park neighborhood early Monday morning. The brutal attack was captured on surveillance video.

A South Carolina man has been arrested after he confessed to killing his five children and later dumping their bodies in garbage bags in rural Alabama, authorities said Tuesday. The father, who was detained on Saturday, reportedly led law enforcement officers to the bodies, ending a six-day search for the missing children.

A study from Michigan State University’s kinesiology department shows kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder — or ADHD — may see their symptoms reduced with exercise before school.

Human remains found in Decatur County Sunday morning belong to Holly Bobo, the TBI has confirmed at a news conference.

A four-year-old Oregon girl has died from complications of an E.coli infection she contracted Labor Day weekend. Serena Profitt was surrounded by her family and friends when she was removed from life support at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital around 9:30 p.m. last night.

Joelle Lockwood was reported missing in July and was found in a trailer in Posey County, Indiana. The 30-year-old has told investigators she was held against her will by Ricky House Jr., and Kendra Tooley.

Statistics show that as many as nine out of 10 American children are consuming too much salt, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Excessive salt intake can result in an increased risk of hypertension or high blood pressure as well as increased risk of weight issues.