Study recommends therapy, not sleeping pills to treat insomnia and other top stories.

• Study recommends therapy, not sleeping pills to treat insomnia

  

  WASHINGTON –  Tossing and turning night after night? Don't automatically reach for the pill bottle. New guidelines say the first choice to treat chronic insomnia should be cognitive behavioral therapy — a way to condition your body to slumber again. It takes more time and effort than popping a pill, but the American College of Physicians said Monday the method known as CBT can be effective and doesn't carry the side effects of medication, a recommendation intended to spur primary care doctors t..

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• California's gearing up to rein in medical marijuana

  

  By Brooke Edwards Staggs,Southern California News GroupCalifornia blazed a trail to legalize medical marijuana 20 years ago. But the Golden State is only now confronting the full complexity of regulating consumer safety and business practices in an industry that's ballooned to an estimated $2.7 billion annually. It's no simple task, requiring startup-like coordination and enforcement across a dozen state agencies looking to rein in a sector of the economy that has thrived in a decidedly spotty p..

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• J&J Faces 1000 More Talc-Cancer Suits After Verdict Loss

  

  Johnson & Johnson must pay $55 million to a 62-year-old South Dakota woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on the company’s talcum powder in the second such trial loss this year.J&J is accused in more than 1,000 lawsuits in state and federal courts of ignoring studies linking its Shower-to-Shower product and Johnson’s Baby Powder to ovarian cancer. Women contend the company knew the risk and failed to warn customers. In February, J&J lost a $72 million verdict in the same St. Louis courthouse to ..

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• 7 Skin Symptoms You Should Get Checked Out Immediately

  

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• Playground concussions on the rise, study says - KTRK

  

  CHICAGO -- Playground concussions are on the rise, according to a new government study, and monkey bars and swings are most often involved.Most injuries studied were mild, but all concussions are potentially serious and the researchers say the trend raises public health and safety concerns.The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study examined national 2001-2013 data on playground injuries to kids aged 14 and younger who received emergency-room treatment. Of almost 215,000 k..

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