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No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study
No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19
No Sense of Smell After COVID? Therapies Can Help Bring It Back
No Side Effects From Your COVID Vaccine? Don't Worry, It's Still Working
Normal Conversation Spreads Virus-Laden Droplets Beyond 6 Feet
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
Not Just Kids: Peanut Allergy Affects Many Adults
Nothing to Sniff at: Depression Common for People With COVID-Linked Smell Loss
NSAIDS, Steroids for Back Pain: Is Too Much of Them a Bad Thing?
NYC's Ban on Heating Oil Helped Clean the Air
Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems
Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
One Downside to Space Travel: Back Pain
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
Pandemic Could Complicate Hurricane Season
Pandemic Has Cut Global Carbon Emissions by 17%
Pandemic Has People Cleaning, and That Means More Asthma Attacks
Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids
Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests
Parent's Words Key to Young Kids' Fears Around Vaccination
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Plasma Injection Therapy May Be Useless Against Achilles Tendon Pain
Pollen Fragments Linger After Rains, Leaving Allergy Sufferers Miserable
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Rain or Shine, Allergies Are Tough. What's the Link to Weather?
Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
Resolve to Keep Your Asthma, Allergies Under Control in 2021
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Harm Lungs: Study
Risk of Severe COVID May Depend on Your Type of Asthma, Experts Say
RSV Is Common, Dangerous Infection: What Parents Need to Know
RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Severe Allergic Reaction Extremely Rare With Pfizer COVID Vaccine: Study
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Should You Take a Painkiller Before Your COVID Vaccine?
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Sinus Infection? 'Good' Germs in Your Nose May Be Key
Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
'Smell Training' Might Speed the Sense's Return After COVID
Smell, Taste Loss Less Likely With Newer COVID Variants: Study
Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoggy Air Might Raise Black Women's Odds for Fibroids
Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
Social Distancing Probably Stopped 2020 Outbreak of Paralyzing Disorder in Kids
Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
Some Fall Allergy Symptoms Could Have You Thinking COVID
Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Study Confirms Very Low Risk of Severe Allergic Reaction to COVID Vaccines
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Probes Links in Asthma, Food Sensitivity and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Study Questions Need to Wait Days to Give Baby New Foods
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
That Face Mask Is Helping to Shield You From Allergens, Too
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought
Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally
Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Trouble Concentrating at Work? Your Office Air May Be to Blame
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine
Two-Fifths of Americans With COPD Live Far From Lung Rehab
U.S. Air Quality Got Better During Pandemic: Study
U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
Understanding How COVID Can Trigger Loss of Smell
Urban Air Pollution Drives Millions of Cases of Asthma in Kids
Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
Using a Hair Removal Gel or Cream? Here's How to Do It Safely
Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms
Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Warmer Climate, More Pollen, Worse Allergies: How to Fight Back
Watch Their Backs -- Don't Overload Those Schoolbags
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What If NYC's Cleaner Pandemic-Era Air Continued?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When COVID Triggers Loss of Smell, Younger Patients Recover It Sooner
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
Why C-Section Babies May Be at Higher Risk for a Food Allergy
Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
Wildfire Smoke Can Send Kids With Asthma to the ER
Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
Will Baby Have Allergies? First Poop Might Tell
Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?
Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really
Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Women's Menstrual Cycles Tied to Moon's Phases
Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
You Can Pass COVID to Your Cat, Study Finds
You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Your Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
You've Got Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK
Zinc Might Help Shorten Your Cold or Flu, Study Finds
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