They emerged with some often unproven scientific advice and a message of empowerment: Our chemical-soaked, overmedicated ...

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The caffeine in energy drinks is higher than what teens should get in a day, Consumer Reports' tests of energy drinks show.

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Easter baskets aren’t just for kids anymore. Adults are buying lots of gourmet chocolate Easter bunnies for themselves and ...

After Amanda Peet revealed she has breast cancer, she told E! News in an exclusive interview that her kids have “been great” ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called on fellow parents to join him in enforcing a strict rule on cellphone use—to keep kids from ...

There is a large degree of variability around the world in the amount of radiation used during diagnostic testing for coronary artery disease, a cross-sectional study shows. When comparing the same ...

When most people hear the word radiation, their mind jumps straight to nuclear disasters, such as at Chernobyl or Fukushima. But radiation is everywhere. In fact, right now, as you read this, you are ...

Radiation therapy is one of the most effective treatments for many kinds of cancer, helping to destroy tumours and save lives. Because these treatments use high‑energy radiation directed at specific ...

Get an x-ray, and you get a small dose of radiation to visualize your bones and body structures to help you medically. Buy a smoke detector, you’re inviting a tiny source of radiation, americium-241, ...

I’M MINDY BASARA IN TODAY’S MEDICAL ALERT. RADIATION THERAPY IS A COMMON TREATMENT FOR CANCER. ABOUT HALF OF ALL CANCER PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE IT. ONE OF THE DOWNSIDES OF TRADITIONAL RADIATION IS THAT ...