Outbreaks in New York state continue to drive up the number of U.S. measles cases, which are approaching levels not seen in 25 years.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Blankets, bed-sharing common in accidental baby suffocations
Accidental suffocation is a leading cause of injury deaths in U.S. infants and common scenarios involve blankets, bed-sharing with parents and other unsafe sleep practices, an analysis of government data found.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Cancer-causing chemical taints water after California blaze
The drinking water in Paradise, California, where 85 people died last year in the nation’s worst wildfire in a century, is contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical benzene, officials said.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Genetic test predicts middle-aged obesity risk, study finds
Can a genetic test identify newborns at risk of becoming severely obese by middle age?
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: FDA halts sale of pelvic mesh after years of injury reports
US health regulators on Tuesday halted sales of a type of surgical mesh used to repair pelvic conditions in women, following years of patients’ reports of injuries and complications from the implants.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Senior’s weakness for scams may be warning sign of dementia
Does an older friend or relative have a hard time hanging up on telemarketers?
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: US measles count up to 555, with most new cases in New York
U.S. measles cases have surged again, and are on pace to set a record for most illnesses in 25 years.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Cut melon linked to US salmonella outbreak recalled
An Indianapolis-based company has issued a recall for melon products sold in 16 states after being linked to a salmonella outbreak.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Congo’s Ebola outbreak might be declared global emergency
A top Red Cross official said Friday he’s “more concerned than I have ever been” about the possible regional spread of the Ebola virus after a new spike in cases, as the World Health Organization met on whether to declare the outbreak in Congo an inter…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Swallowed toys, coins, batteries spark rise in tot ER visits
The number of young kids who went to U.S. emergency rooms because they swallowed toys, coins, batteries and other objects has more than doubled, a new study says.
