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06 Apr
One Child Is Injured Every 35 Minutes by Cleaning Products, New Study Warns
More than 240,000 ER visits highlight the ongoing risks from detergents, bleach, and other daily household cleaners for children under five.
03 Apr
A Good Cry Isn’t Always Good for You, Study Finds
Tears don’t automatically bring relief—and can sometimes make you feel worse, according to a new study. It all depends on why you’re crying.
02 Apr
Occasional Heavy Drinking May Triple Risk of Liver Damage, Study Finds
New research finds even occasional heavy drinking — just once a month — may raise the risk of serious liver scarring, even in otherwise moderate drinkers.
Cheap Blood Test Might Spot Cancers, Other Diseases
A simple and cost-effective blood test might be able to help detect multiple cancers and other diseases, a new study says.
The test works by analyzing DNA fragments in a person’s bloodstream and could offer a powerful and affordable approach to screening for cancer and other health problems, researchers reported April 6 in the Pr...
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Having a Baby? You May Need to Travel Farther Than Before
More pregnant women have to drive long distances to get the maternity care they need, a new study says.
U.S. counties that lost all hospital-based obstetric services have been hardest hit, researchers recently reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
In those counties, the number of women of childbearing age ...
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Danger at Home: Cleaning Products Are Harming Kids
Detergent pods continue to be hazardous for young children.
Hundreds of thousands of American babies, toddlers and preschoolers have wound up in an ER for problems owing to household cleaning products, a new study says.
An estimated 240,800 children 5 and younger visited emergency rooms between 2007 and 2022 after being injured or po...
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Disputing Link, Raw Dairy Farm Recalls Raw Cheese After Outbreak
A California dairy farm has recalled its cheddar cheese "under protest" after federal health officials linked it to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened nine people.
The recall follows weeks of pressure from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which urged the company to pull the products from shelves.
The company, ...
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- April 6, 2026
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New Plan Aims To Track Microplastics in U.S. Drinking Water, EPA Says
U.S. officials are taking a closer look at what’s in America’s drinking water, including microplastics and leftover medications.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to add these substances to its list of priority pollutants, a move that could spur more research and regulations.
EPA Administrator...
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- April 6, 2026
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New White House Budget Plan Would Reduce HHS Funding by Billions
The Trump administration is proposing major cuts to federal health spending, including a more than 12% reduction to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The proposed 2027 budget would give HHS about $111.1 billion, down roughly $15.8 billion from its current funding.
The plan comes from President Donald Trump, but ...
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