When it comes to concussions in high school sports, there is good news and bad news, a new study suggests.The rates of football practice concussions and recurrent concussions across all sports have gone down in recent years, according to the…

Moms-to-be who undergo physical or mental stress during their pregnancies are less likely to have a boy and may also have a higher risk of preterm birth, according to a study published Monday."The womb is an influential first home," said…

About 2 million pounds of seasoned beef used in Taco Bell burritos and tacos have been removed from restaurant locations across the country.Kenosha Beef International recalled the products over concerns that they may be contaminated with metal shavings, the US…

Students in California, rejoice. You'll soon be able to sleep in a little more.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday that pushes school start times later. Under the new law, middle schools will start classes at 8 a.m. or after,…

Pregnant women who have been exposed to high levels of pollution face an increased risk of "silent miscarriage" in the first trimester, according to a new study. A "silent miscarriage" happens when a fetus hasn't formed or has died, but…

Vaping, often described as an "epidemic" in middle and high schools, was not significantly different among adults in the United States in 2014 vs. 2018, according to survey results published Monday.However, those numbers had been declining from 2014 to 2017,…

From 1991 to 2017, the rate of reported suicide attempts by African-American teens rose, especially the rate among black boys, according to a study published Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics. The rate for black youths grew even as the…

If you visited the Philadelphia International Airport earlier this month, you may have been exposed to measles.The Pennsylvania Department of Health warned the public on Friday that anyone who visited the airport on October 2 and 3 could have contracted…

The federal investigation into what exactly is causing a peculiar outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries nationwide could continue for months.The ongoing investigation "may take a few months" and could yield "multiple causes and potentially more than one root cause," Dr.…

A young football player stares down his opponents. He hikes the ball. Then the coach passes him a cigarette, which his mother happily lights.That's the premise for a new PSA from the Concussion Legacy Foundation, which wants parents to consider…

The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) has said it will vote later Friday on whether the procedure popularly known as the Brazilian butt lift is safe enough to be performed in the UK.An expert panel will assess the…

Singapore is set to become the first country in the world to ban ads for unhealthy drinks with high sugar content in what it says is the latest move in its ongoing "war on diabetes."The ban, which will apply to…

Severe obesity has hit an all-time high among children in England in their last year of primary school, a government report has found.The report, released Thursday by the UK's National Health Service (NHS), examined more than a million 10 and…

A deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at a North Carolina state fair is now responsible for killing two people, state health officials announced Thursday. Authorities are not publicly identifying the deceased.Health officials have confirmed 134 cases of Legionnaires' disease, an…

There are 1,299 lung injury cases associated with e-cigarette products in 49 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands as of Tuesday, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alaska is the only state…

To better understand the vaping epidemic in high schools across the United States, researchers have turned to the ground.Researchers in Northern California have "systematically scanned the student parking lots and exterior school perimeter areas" to collect e-cigarette, tobacco and cannabis…

Do you store chicken in your freezer? You might want to take a look at the label.In late September, Tip Top Poultry, Inc. issued a voluntary recall of all "cooked, hot deboned fowl meat" due to possible Listeria contamination. On…

Prince Harry and Ed Sheeran have teamed up in a video to raise awareness for World Mental Health Day -- with a light-hearted jibe at their own plight as Britain's most famous redheads.In the video, shared on the official Sussex…

When I first studied nutritional science, all calories were considered "equal" when it came to weight loss. The time of day you ate didn't matter as long as you were eating the appropriate amount of calories for your goals.But as…

Of all the pre-teen related parental worries I have about my seventh grade daughter, at the top of my list right now is making sure she doesn't vape.This week, New York became the first to report a teen had died…

A month after 2,246 fetal remains were found in the Illinois garage of a doctor who performed abortions, more remains linked to him have been found.Dr. Ulrich Klopfer died on September 3. His family found medically preserved remains while going…

Washington state passed an emergency rule that bans the sale of flavored vaping products as of Thursday.The ban lasts 120 days, according to the Washington State Board of Health, and comes in response to a nationwide outbreak of lung injuries…

Humans may not be able to regrow amputated limbs like salamanders can -- but we do have a "salamander-like" ability to regrow damaged cartilage, a new study has found.The study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found that "cartilage…

Time to check your freezers and make sure you don't have the latest product that is being recalled.Blue Bell Creameries issued a voluntary recall for half gallons of their 'Butter Crunch Ice Cream' due to the possibility of a foreign…

More than 4,000 people have died from a measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year, UNICEF, the United Nations' children's agency, said on Wednesday.There have been 203,179 cases of the preventable illness across the country, and nearly…