Burning Wood Indoors May Be a Bigger Health Risk Than You Think

Lighting a fire on a cold winter night can feel cozy. But a new study suggests it may also harm your health, even if you don’t burn the wood yourself.

Researchers at Northwestern University found that home wood burning is responsible for about 22% of outdoor fine particle pollution (PM2.5) during winter across the U.S.

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Breakdown In Federal Health Tracking Leaves U.S. Vulnerable To Outbreaks, Pandemics, Experts Warn

The United States is more vulnerable to future outbreaks, pandemics and health crises due to a breakdown in federal disease tracking, a new study says.

Nearly half of once-routinely updated health surveillance databases maintained by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stopped or delayed updates in 2025, researchers r...

A Lifetime Of Heavy Boozing Raises Colon Cancer Risk

Heavy drinking increases a person’s risk of colon cancer over their lifetime, a new study says.

People who routinely have 14 or more drinks a week have a higher risk of colon and rectal cancer compared to those who partake in little to no alcohol, researchers reported Jan. 26 in the journal Cancer.

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Exercise Fends Off Middle-Age Stress, Study Shows

People who don’t get enough exercise are more likely to be stressed out by middle age, a new study warns.

Middle-aged adults had a higher risk of chronic stress if they consistently failed to meet minimum recommended levels of physical activity, researchers will report in the February issue of the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology...