Fifty years after the first U.S. surgeon general’s report declared smoking a hazard to human health, the tally of smoking-related…
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How clean is your city’s drinking water?
It hasn’t been a great few weeks for water. Not long ago, I wrote about the trace amounts of medications…
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Gates Foundation pledges $50 million to fight Ebola epidemic
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $50 million on Wednesday to support emergency efforts to contain West Africa’s Ebola…
Read MoreFDA approves Orexigen’s weight-loss drug
A new diet pill Contrave got approval to be sold in the United States on Wednesday, only the third obesity…
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Most parents know when teens host drinking parties
The vast majority of teenagers who hosted underage drinking parties in their California homes said their parents knew their guests…
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Celgene drug can drive HIV out of hiding, study claims
An anti-cancer drug made by the U.S. biotech firm Celgene can re-activate hidden HIV in patients so that it can…
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Hazardous flame retardant chemicals found in preschools
Children at preschools and day care centers in the United States are potentially being exposed to dangerous flame retardant compounds,…
Read MoreEbola-infected cameraman doing ‘quite well,’ says Nebraska hospital
A U.S. freelance cameraman diagnosed with Ebola while working with NBC News in Liberia is doing “quite well” and may…
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Weight-loss supplement linked to liver failure case
A healthy 35-year-old woman who took a weight-loss supplement developed liver failure, and needed a liver transplant, according to a…
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Afraid of the dentist? 9 tips to calm your child’s dental fears
You were probably terrified of going to the dentist as a kid, but with consistent oral hygiene, regular dental visits…
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