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 Hurricane season is far from over on the East Coast of the U.S., and wildfires continue to rage across the west. If you're facing a storm or other major disaster, there are a number of measures y...
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 A well-stocked medication go bag can be used to soothe a cut or burn—or to save your life during a hurricane, flood, fire, or other emergency. But it’s important not to wait until you’re faced ...
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 A well-stocked medication go bag can be used to soothe a cut or burn—or to save your life during a hurricane, flood, fire, or other emergency. But it’s important not to wait until you’re faced ...
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 Almost half the sodium in the American diet comes from just 10 foods. Some of them, such as cheese, pizza, and salty snacks, are obvious. But sometimes sodium hides where you least expect it—and ...
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 Almost half the sodium in the American diet comes from just 10 foods. Some of them, such as cheese, pizza, and salty snacks, are obvious. But sometimes sodium hides where you least expect it—and ...
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 There's no need to wing it at Thanksgiving this year.
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 If you won’t be able to leave your house for a few days or if the power is out for longer than a couple of hours, what to feed your family becomes a major concern. The food experts at Consumer Re...
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 If you won’t be able to leave your house for a few days or if the power is out for longer than a couple of hours, what to feed your family becomes a major concern. The food experts at Consumer Re...
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 Spoiler: quality matters more than quantity.
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 Cases of measles—which had been declining for two decades—spiked in 2017, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD...
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 Cases of measles—which had been declining for two decades—spiked in 2017, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD...
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 A few all-natural tweaks may be just what you need.
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 For decades, doctors and public-health officials have given those who have been prescribed antibiotics the same advice: Finish the whole bottle—even if you’re feeling better. But an analysis publ...
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 For decades, doctors and public-health officials have given those who have been prescribed antibiotics the same advice: Finish the whole bottle—even if you’re feeling better. But an analysis publ...
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A Nobel Prize-winning American scientist who co-discovered DNA has been stripped of his honorary titles at the laboratory he once led after repeating racist comments in a documentary. 
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"Nobody could tell us why we couldn't have children, but we've been trying at this point for about 12 years," said Elizabeth Prior, 49, of Buckinghamshire. 
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A furloughed federal worker who is diabetic said she resorted to rationing her insulin medication because "the thought of having more debt was scarier than the thought of dying" in her sleep. 
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The zebra's stripes are known to protect it from blood-sucking insects, as well as acting as camouflage, and new research suggests that being stripy may also work for people in remote tribal communities who paint their bodies in monochrome shades. 
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Most of what we know about nicotine addiction in teens, we know from cigarettes. But experts say the technology and chemistry of vaping might pose an entirely different threat. 
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Climate change could "halt and reverse" progress made in human health over the last century. 
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The spin instructor let out a loud "Woooo!!" as she led her students up hills, through rings of fire and outer space. They even rode through jungles, deserts and fantasy worlds. 
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Last year was the hottest for the planet's oceans since global records began in 1958, according to an international team of scientists who track the data. Their findings were published Wednesday in the scientific journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. 
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One of the broadest studies of twins in the United States suggests that our genes tend to influence the diseases that afflict us more than where we live, according to research published Monday in the journal Nature Genetics. 
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The British Nutrition Foundation released this month new portion-size guidelines designed to help people eat the right amounts of each food group -- and possibly help them avoid overeating. 
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A doctor who gave a yearly checkup to a woman in a vegetative state about 37 weeks before she gave birth wrote that there were no major changes in her health, according to medical records sent to an Arizona court. 
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Two-hundred-seventy-seven passengers and crew members aboard the Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas cruise ship became sick with a gastrointestinal illness, according to the cruise line. 
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Big waist, small brain? If you're too heavy, especially around your middle, you probably have shrunken gray matter volume in your brain, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology. Gray matter contains most of your brain's 100 billion nerve cells, while white matter is filled with nerve fibers that connect the brain regions. 
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It's the stuff of nightmares: your loved one living in a long-term care facility or nursing home was sexually abused and you had no idea it was happening. Could this nightmare come true and what can you do? 
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Perdue Foods is recalling 68,244 pounds of gluten-free chicken nuggets sold nationwide over fears of wood contamination, federal officials say. 
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A "stealth condition" which is one of the western world's most common genetic disorders is causing far higher levels of cancer and chronic health conditions than previously thought, a UK study has revealed. 
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Marie Kondo's tidying trend has benefits beyond clearing up space in your home. Decluttering also raises self-esteem, lifts moods, brings peace and improves lives, according to experts. 
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A Florida woman is suing her daughter's former health care provider and three of its employees, alleging the developmentally disabled 23-year-old was raped, impregnated and suffered physical injuries while in their care. 
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An international team of scientists has developed a diet it says can improve health while ensuring sustainable food production to reduce further damage to the planet. It's based on cutting red meat and sugar consumption in half and upping intake of fruits, vegetables and nuts. 
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A potentially deadly birth defect in which babies are born with exposed intestines is on the rise, and the Centers for Disease and Prevention is concerned that it might be tied to the opioid epidemic. 
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Early humans were still swinging from trees two million years ago, scientists have said, after confirming a set of contentious fossils represent a "missing link" in humanity's family tree. 
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Savor that cup of coffee while you can. New research shows 60% of coffee species found in the wild could soon go extinct. 
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For decades, every year she's been active in the transgender community, Isa Noyola has attended a funeral for a friend. 
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The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, which began August 1, is continuing unabated in the new year. 
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Click over to TV programming that caters to black and Hispanic youth and the commercials almost exclusively push fast food, sugary drinks, bad-for-you snacks and candy, a new report shows. 
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For the first time on record the odds of accidentally dying from an opioid overdose in the United States are now greater than those of dying in an automobile accident. 
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Chico Police Chief Michael O'Brien said the substance is believed to be fentanyl -- the most commonly used drug involved in drug overdoses. 
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His parents, who lost their first son in 2013, say Carter Cookson has "gained his angel wings".
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More than a third of women and a quarter of men think they got it wrong, research suggests.
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GPs would use the online calculator to tell women their risk of getting breast cancer, say scientists.
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Landscape painter Denise De Batista is considering legal action against lens manufacturer Oculentis
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Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson has repeated remarks about race and intelligence.
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The money would be spent on medicines, treatments and mosquito nets to reduce deaths from disease.
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Ministers hail the UK's "world leading" pollution plan, but green groups call it a missed opportunity.
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Nine-year-old Ella died from asthma but her family believe air pollution caused her health to fail.
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Those who miss two a year are eight times more likely to die in the subsequent 18 months, a study suggests.
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As more of us work through the night, one man finds out how 30 years of shifts has affected his life.
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Max Fisher, 23, gets red, itchy welts and swelling when in contact with anything cold.
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Betty Bienias said she was shocked to find out she was expecting triplets - two of which had been conceived naturally.
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Children in London and Luton are taking part in a study to measure how their lungs are affected by air pollution.
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This group of high kicking, power-punching pensioners prove "it's never too late to learn".
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A US company has produced an ultrasound scanner that plugs into an iPhone and costs $2,000 (£1,555).
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Laura Nuttall had just started university when a routine eye test discovered several brain tumours.
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Attitudes are changing to the medical practice, with some calling them limiting and unnecessary.
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Procter & Gamble has developed a handheld device that precisely covers blemishes.
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Two rival gadgets at CES promise to reveal the secrets of your metabolism - by scrutinising your breath.
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Egypt is the first Arab country to authorise the sale of flibanserin - but how well is it going down?
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Michael Johnson tells BBC Sport of the fear and uncertainty that has entered his world since suffering a mini stroke in September.
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If screen use is disrupting sleep, exercise and concentration, what can parents do?
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Can simply lowering meat consumption be considered a thing, or is it just "half-hearted" vegetarianism?
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Januhairy is a month-long campaign encouraging women to "love and accept" their natural body hair.
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An experiment by 12-year-old Matthew has changed the Carter family's attitude to sugar consumption.
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When Jessica Share bought sperm from an anonymous man to start a family, she never imagined she would ever meet the donor, never mind fall in love.
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Self-confessed cheese addict Tim Samuels discovered his favourite food needs a health warning.
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The list of things we should do to become healthier can seem endless, so we asked experts for their one top tip.
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The 10-year limit for keeping a woman's frozen eggs is arbitrary and does not reflect current technology, campaigners say.
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Every three seconds in the UK, someone has an asthma attack which could be life-threatening, a charity says.
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And you don't have to be vegan to follow the "planetary health diet".
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Genetic disorder Haemochromatosis can cause liver failure, diabetes and severe arthritis if untreated.
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