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A firefighter’s suicide last month is shedding light on post-traumatic stress disorder in the profession in the Florida community.

Our modern energy-efficient buildings might be driving beneficial bacteria out of our lives.

Headlines tend to be concise and sometimes oversimplified, theoretically telling readers what a story is about in a few words.

Cookies, cocktails, and multicourse meals make the holidays feel like one long eating spree.

The Pan American Health Organization certified the work of Paraguay and Chile in managing to impede the domestic spread of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that transmits Chagas disease, at a ceremony held Wednesday in Asuncion attended by health authorities from several Latin American countries.

Officials say a man shopping in New York's Grand Central Terminal suffered leg and hand burns when an e-cigarette exploded in his pants pocket.

At North Carolina Children's Hospital, immune-compromised kids can experience the natural environment while getting around hospital rules - digging in dirt, poking into pitcher plants and observing other wonders of nature otherwise prohibited - thanks to a new device called the WonderSphere.

Milliken and Co has recalled about 550,000 containers of carpet cleaning powder because it may contain harmful bacteria, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday.

Anybody who bought Marlboro Lights or Ultra Lights in Arkansas over a 40-year period qualifies for a share of a $45 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit, and more than 11,000 have applied.

Why confront your fear in the hopes of overcoming it when scientists could just erase it from your brain?

Palestinian surgeons in the Gaza Strip were discussing medical options on Wednesday after the unexpected birth of conjoined twins - baby girls who share one heart and one body.

Store-bought aloe vera may not contain the actual healing ingredient it claims, a Bloomberg investigation of the popular gels has found.

Some hazardous toys that have been recalled over the past year are still being sold online, a consumer watchdog group warns in a new report as many families are beginning their holiday shopping.

An 86-year-old man battling cancer has managed to knit 300 caps for premature babies, which he says is his way of “paying it forward.”

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Giving malaria prevention drugs to older children, not just to those under five, during the rainy season in sub-Saharan Africa can massively cut cases and transmission of the deadly disease, health experts said on Tuesday.

Heinz has recalled one of its popular gravy products days before Thanksgiving due to a possible allergy risk.

A German court has ruled breast implants are no impediment to a woman becoming a police officer.

These two tots may still be swaddled in hospital bandages — but they’re getting a fresh chance at a normal life.

Juno Therapeutics is halting the study of an experimental leukemia treatment for a second time after the death of two more patients.

A 24-year-old Manhattanite’s steamy love affair with a Miami nightlife mogul two decades older than her was lost at sea when they were involved in a boating accident that erased her memory of their relationship.