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Infections can trigger stroke

Urinary tract infections can trigger strokes in patients, new study finds

Fitness YouTuber choreographs full-body workout to viral 'Old Town Road' song

old town road workout choreography

Craving a hot dog? Opt for one of these healthier frank alternatives

healthier hot dogs

Planned 3,700-mile coast-to-coast bike path will cross through Pennsylvania

great american rail trail

Antidepressants among common medications tied to increased dementia risk

Americans are still eating too much potentially carcinogenic processed meat

processed meat fish consumption

New poll finds 45 percent of Americans still doubt the safety of vaccines

Climate change deemed huge public health threat by dozens of medical organizations

climate change pubic health

New York man dies in the Dominican Republic, becomes 10th U.S. tourist casualty since 2018

New York man dies Dominican Republic

'Toy Story 4' opens with franchise box-office record and third-highest opening weekend of 2019

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Keep your canine out of your cannabis

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Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi opens up about mastitis, a painful breast infection

Sleep training for your kids: Why and how it works

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Alternative Medicine

These dogs can sniff out lung cancer with startling accuracy

beagle dogs detect lung cancer

Why you should take a peek at your doctor’s notes on your health

Stranger Things 3 final (and long) trailer released

Netflix released the 'Stranger Things' season 3 trailer

Stroke risk increases among those who work long hours at their jobs, study finds

Working long hours increases stroke risk

Why do people faint?

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Surgeons who mistreat co-workers put patients in danger, study finds

Surgeon stock photo

Miracle machine makes heroic rescues – and leaves patients in limbo

ECMO Treatment Flu Patient 06182019

Jon Stewart calls out Mitch McConnell about 9/11 responders fund on 'Colbert'

Jon Stewart and Colbert call out Mitch McConnell

A grilled vegetable recipe even picky carnivores are likely to enjoy

grilled squash recipe

NBA deal gets you free Taco Bell Dorito's Locos Tacos on Tuesday

Taco Bell Doritos Locos

Co-sleeping: Celebrating families that share a bed

Co-sleeping Families ONE-TIME-USE-06182019

South Jersey 'Stranger Things' star criticized for new Netflix prank series

Netflix releases the official trailer for 'GLOW' Season 3

'Glow' season 3 trailer

What does the dust in your home mean for your health?

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New research suggests promising Alzheimer's treatment in blood pressure medication

blood pressure drug alzheimers treatmetn

Witty Twitter account dedicated to posting scientific articles that overhype results found only in mice

just in mice twitter account

Ragu pasta sauces recalled, may contain fragments of plastic

Ragu pasta sauce recall

Is Trump administration looking to deflate 'Scabby the Rat' protest balloons?

Carroll - FBI Searches IBEW Local 98

Frito-Lay issues voluntary allergy alert on barbecue chips

Lays Chip Recall Milk 06172019

Children's Health

Nail polish, makeup spur one ER visit every two hours for young children

children personal care products poisoning

FDA warns against fecal transplant treatment after one patient dies

FDA fecal transplant treatment for C. difficile

Consumer genetic testing customers stretch their DNA data further with third-party interpretation websites

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Fathers need to care for themselves as well as their kids – but often don't

Father Daughter Bicycle 06172019

This blogger reminds us that trendy labels on foods don't mean they are healthier

misleading healthy food

More than 14,000 cases of King Arthur unbleached all-purpose flour recalled

king arthur unbleached flour recall

Never say ‘die’: Why so many doctors won’t break bad news

4 cases of sepsis – 1 fatal – tied to bacteria-ridden blood platelet transfusions

platelet transfusion sepsis cases

Rapid DNA analysis helps diagnose mystery diseases

Bats are main culprit behind U.S. rabies cases

bats cause rabies

E-cig companies use cartoon characters as logos, and new study shows it works

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