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Ouch! You Injured a Nail: Tips on Best Treatment
Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood
Pandemic Could Complicate Hurricane Season
Pandemic Has Cut Global Carbon Emissions by 17%
Pandemic Means Many Kids Didn't Get Lifesaving Swim Lessons
Pandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year -- And More Danger
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Parents: Sharpen up on Your Sunscreen Knowledge
Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
Parks, Rivers, Lakes: Nature's Great Stress Relievers
Penis Birth Defects Are on the Rise – Are Environmental Toxins to Blame?
People Exhale Less COVID Virus as Their Infection Wanes
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Planning for a Pregnancy? Don't Let Eczema, Psoriasis Get in the Way
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
Polluted Air Linked to Dangerous Antibiotic Resistance
Polluted Air May Speed Osteoporosis Bone Loss
Polluted Air Means More Asthma Attacks for Urban Kids
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Pool Neck Floats a Danger to Babies, FDA Warns
Poorer Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Asthma Rates in Kids
Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season
'Prescribed' Fires' Hidden Bonus: Fewer Ticks
Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Protect Your Kids in Blistering Summer Heat
Protecting Wildlife Key to Preventing the Next Big Pandemic
Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
Quartz Countertops Are Damaging the Lungs of Installers: Study
Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim
Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
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?
Rash Decisions: Many Triggers for Children's Skin Outbreaks
Rat-Borne Parasite That Can Cause Brain Disease Spreading in Southern U.S.
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
Report Finds Big Rise in U.S. Carbon Monoxide Deaths
Runaway Global Warming Will Make Some Areas Too Hot for Human Life
'SAD Season': Depression Risks Rise as Days Get Shorter
Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
Scientists Produce 'Bioprinted' Human Skin for Wound Healing
Scientists Sniff Out the True Cause of 'BO'
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?
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
Shark Bites Are Declining Worldwide
Sharks' Amazing Ability to Heal From Wounds Might Help Humans
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Shining a Light on Sunscreens
Shutting Down Nuclear Plants Could Cost Thousands of U.S. Lives as Pollutants Rise
Side Effects From New Cancer Meds Have Silver Lining
Silent Killer: Shield Your Family From Carbon Monoxide
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Silent Killers: Space Heaters, Generators Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger
Skin Biopsy? Here Are Tips on Wound Care
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Skin Issues Can Be First Sign of Rheumatological Illnesses
Skin Lightening Products Carry Dangers, But Many Users Are Unaware of Risks: Study
Skin Tags? Moles? Products Promising to Treat Them Can Do Real Harm
Skip the 'Maskne,' Not the Mask
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 Could Worsen COVID, Even If You're Vaccinated
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
Smoggy Days Could Help Send Kids With Autism to the ER
Smoggy Days Raise Short-Term Odds for Stroke
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blackens Skies, Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Much of U.S.
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Triggers Air Alerts in Colorado, Montana
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Space Travel Might Weaken Immune System
Space Travel Takes Toll on Astronauts' Blood, Bone
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
'Spring Forward' This Weekend By Checking Your Home Smoke Alarms
'Spring Forward': A Good Time to Check Batteries in Your Smoke Alarms
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
Stray Cats Shed Toxoplasmosis Parasites in Cities, Especially in Warm Weather
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress + Air Pollution a Bad Combo in Pregnancy: Study
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stress Rash: What Is It and How to Treat It
Stuck in Traffic? Diesel Fumes May Be Harming Your Brain
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Summer Drowning Deaths Can Happen Quickly: Know the Facts
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Summer Skin Care Tips for Those With Darker Skin
Summer Swim? Watch Out for 'Swimmer's Ear'
Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
Summer's Near: What's the Best Sunscreen for You?
Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Tattoo Regret? Here's Tips on Safely Getting Old 'Ink' Removed
The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin
There Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread
There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution
There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Ticks Can Take a Licking From Really Tough Weather
Ticks May Be Spreading 'Wasting Disease' Among Wisconsin Deer
TikTok 'Slugging' Trend Has People Coating Their Faces With Grease
Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tiny Mites Are Feeding on Your Skin, But for How Long?
Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
Topical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
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 in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Triple-Digit Heat Wave a Danger to Those With Dementia
Trouble Concentrating at Work? Your Office Air May Be to Blame
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine
U.S. Air Quality Got Better During Pandemic: Study
U.S. Heat-Related Heart Deaths Will Multiply With Warming Temperatures
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. to Tighten Control of PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water
U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Up Your Skin Care Routine During Hot Summer Months
Urban Air Pollution Drives Millions of Cases of Asthma in Kids
Using a Hair Removal Gel or Cream? Here's How to Do It Safely
Vacations in the Sun Aren't Good for Your Skin's Microbiome
Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers
Vitamin D Might Ease the Agony of Psoriasis
Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Want That Healthy Skin Glow? These Foods Can Get You There
Warm Water Danger: What to Know About Flesh-Eating Bacteria
Warming Climate Could Bring Flesh-Eating Bacteria to More U.S. Waters
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
Well Water Germ Tests May Depend on Time of Year
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 If NYC's Cleaner Pandemic-Era Air Continued?
What's in the Water? Maybe Germs That Could Harm You
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
Which Americans Are Most (and Least) Prepared for Disasters?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
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 Could Cause More Than 9,000 U.S. Deaths Each Year
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Smoke Is Reversing Recent Clean-Air Gains Across the U.S.
Wildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat
Wildfire Smoke Raises Risks for Folks on Dialysis
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
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Wildlife Crossings Over Highways Save Human Lives, Too
Wildlife Park's 'Splash Pad' Source of Severe Gastro Infections in Kids
Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?
Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really
Wind Power Is Bringing Americans Real Health Benefits
Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19
Winter Brings Rise in Carbon Monoxide Danger: Stay Safe
Winter Is Tough on Your Skin - Fight Back
Winter Wonderland? Not for Your Skin
With COVID Crisis Ebbing, How Can We Prevent Future Pandemics?
With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
Women With Acne Bear Another Burden: Stigma
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
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
You Could Live 9 Years Longer in Hawaii Than in Mississippi, New Data Shows
You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
居住地域の生物の多様性が高いとメンタルヘルスが良好に?
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