HBO’s miniseries Chernobyl dramatizes the 1986 disaster at the Soviet nuclear power plant. We spoke with an expert in radiation to find out how exposure to radiation affects our bodies.
The FDA wants sunscreen makers to update their research on the safety of sunscreen chemicals after it found that they get into the blood stream at higher levels than previously thought.
To provide a safe place for Americans to dispose of their medicines, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will host its annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 27, 2019.
Sweat bees, technically called Halictidae, are known for landing on sweaty skin and lapping up salt. They are tiny, often less than a quarter-inch.
It has sickened 617 patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and long term care facilities in 12 states.
Actor Emilia Clarke recently stunned fans by revealing how she almost died of a pair of brain aneurysms and a bleeding stroke in a story for The New Yorker.
Could e-cigarettes be banned altogether? Alarmed by a 78% increase in e-cigarette use among teens, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, …
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Pop star Demi Lovato, 25, known for talking and singing about about her sobriety efforts, was ...
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