Health

Ebay may have to cough up as much as $2 billion in fines for allegedly allowing the distribution and sale of hundreds of thousands of products that significantly increase pollution spewing from diesel pickup trucks. The e-commerce giant is accused of letting more than 343,000 aftermarket “rolling coal” devices — …

Getting the cold and flu can really put a damper on your lifestyle — but you don’t always have to put your exercise regimen on the back burner when you get sick. “Nobody likes being sick or under the weather,” Teddy Savage, national lead trainer at Planet Fitness who is based in …

At least seven people in police custody have escaped from hospitals since August, and some — including a suspected murderer and an accused carjacker — are still on the loose. Fox News Digital reached out to the Department of Justice to see if these figures were unusually high. In 2019, …

The Salt Lake County Health Department is urging people to only drink pasteurized milk after discovering an outbreak from the diarrheal bacterial infection known as campylobacteriosis developed after people drank raw milk.  “Campylobacter infection is caused by a foodborne bacteria that we don’t hear much about but is actually a very common bacterial …

Does it ever seem like something is going on with our attention spans? The world’s #1 most downloaded app is TikTok, an infinite stream of very short video clips. Newspaper articles are getting shorter, and they tell you how much time you’ll need to read them.  And the average length of …

“Life in plastic” is trending. The newest Barbie-inspired trend has made its way into the world of cosmetic surgery, as people are raving over what’s been nicknamed “Barbie Botox.” The cosmetic procedure, medically known as trapezius Botox or “traptox,” is administered for a variety of reasons, but what’s most appealing …

The skeletons of people who were alive during the 1918 flu pandemic have revealed new clues about people who were more likely to die from the virus. Known as the deadliest in history, the 1918 flu pandemic — also referred to as the Spanish flu — killed an estimated 50 …

A new blood test could help diagnose cancer cases earlier. Researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) developed a blood test to detect early onset ovarian cancer. The test, called OvaPrint, is described as a “cell-free DNA methylation liquid biopsy for the risk assessment of high-grade serous ovarian cancer,” …

Each year in the U.S., approximately 35 million children go trick-or-treating on Halloween — and studies show that each child can consume up to three cups of sugar while eating the candy they collect. While no candy is beneficial for the teeth, some types are worse than others, according to …

Officials in Nevada are warning visitors of a brain-eating amoeba, with a near 100% infection fatality rate, present at Lake Mead. Lake Mead National Recreation Area said Naegleria fowleri – popularly known as “brain-eating amoeba” – has been found in hot springs at the hot springs below the Hoover Dam. …