By Denise Mann HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 -- Climate change is bringing diseases once considered tropical afflictions to the United States, and new research warns that a parasite spread by sand flies may be…

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 -- Tens of thousands of U.S. children received burns over a decade from beauty devices found in many homes: curling irons. “Hair styling tools are a timeless…

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 -- Despite warnings and public education campaigns, kids continue to suffer injuries from swallowing small but strong magnets, according to a new study. Children are also inserting…

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 -- People want whiter teeth, surveys show, and the American Dental Association (ADA) has some advice on how to accomplish that. Over time, teeth can become less…

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 -- The risk of having heart disease grows as a woman ages, so women need to be familiar with their heart disease risk factors, the American Heart…

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 -- Nutrition is important for your whole body, including those two small organs through which you look at the world. The same diet that’s good for your…

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 -- CVS Health plans to pull cold medications that contain phenylephrine from its store shelves after federal regulators determined recently that the decongestant doesn’t work. Oral phenylephrine…

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- A potentially deadly infection carried by mosquitoes may be more prevalent than once thought, U.S. health officials report. Named the Cache Valley virus after the Utah…