Aside from respiratory viruses, the cold weather can directly increase the risk of potentially life threatening complications ...

This improves air circulation and reduces the risk of disease transmission. I also water my rose plants at the base rather than above, as splashing water on the leaves can lead to fungal infections. I ...

Cases of measles, a highly contagious viral infection, rose across the world by 20 percent last year. While measles ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a decrease in global immunizations is driving the surge.

Drug overdose deaths rose more in Alaska than any other state over the past year, increasing by nearly 39% continuing a ...

Measles cases rose 20% worldwide in 2023 compared to the previous year, and vaccination rates still haven't recovered to ...

(Reuters) - Measles cases rose 20% last year, driven by a lack of vaccine coverage in the world's poorest countries and those ...

Deaths from dementia included deaths from conditions such as vascular dementia, unspecified dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and ...

New research shows that heavy alcohol use among adults in the U.S. has persisted beyond the pandemic. In 2022, heavy alcohol ...

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the percentage of Americans who consumed alcohol -- which had already spiked between ...

The obesity-related heart disease death rate in men overall rose 243%, from 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999 to 7.2 per ...