HEALTH

What You Should Know About Pet Health Insurance

Is comprehensive puppy coverage worth the expense?

Many Americans Still Consider Themselves Too Cool for Seat Belts

"Don’t tell me what to do!"

The FDA Is Banning Useless (and Harmful) Antibacterial Soaps

It's a win for your skin's microbiome.

Being Infected With Malaria Helped Ebola Victims to Survive

A recent study of Ebola patients revealed a surprising finding.

This Assisted Living Facility Is Designed to Look Like a Neighborhood

The elaborate interior layout is meant to help patients with anxiety and depression.

Should You Still Be Using Bar Soap?

More and more households are giving up solid soap in favor of liquid. Is the latter really safer?

A Growing Number of Parents Think Vaccines Are "Unnecessary"

A new study suggests that parents’ reasons for refusing to vaccinate have shifted in the last decade.

Your 'Best' Hours Might Not Be Your Most Productive

Morning people are no better off; come daybreak, their risk of making self-sabotaging excuses increases.

Paid Sick Days Lower the General Flu Rate

Unfortunately, many workers aren't able to take a sick day.

iPads May Be Better Than Sedatives for Kids About to Undergo Surgery

Your kid's screen affinity may be a good thing.

The Case of the Deadly Bagpipes

Doctors say a British man’s fatal lung infection was likely caused by daily use of his fungi-filled wind instrument.

Baby Simulators Linked to Higher Risk of Teen Pregnancy

“The cure for teen pregnancy is more difficult than a magic doll,” says one expert.

Study Links Black and White Instagram Photos to Depression

Your filter choice reveals a lot about you.

UK Workers Eat Nearly 800 Extra Calories a Week on Their Commute

Blame stress eating and unhealthy food choices at train stations and buses.

Can Stress Really Turn Your Hair Gray?

It can, but because of a different kind of "stress."

Here’s Why Picking Your Nose Is a Bad Idea

Picking your nose isn’t such a harmless habit after all.

Sci-Fi Fans Are Helping Researchers Build a Medical Database

Dust off your favorite films and novels to contribute to this growing index.

Citizen Science Project Calls for Donations of Dog DNA

Darwin's Dogs is looking for canine DNA to better understand mental illness in humans.

4 Reasons Why Climbing Everest Is Deadlier Than Ever

Reaching the summit of Mount Everest has become a must-do ascent for pro climbers and amateur mountaineers, but ascending the world's highest peak is becoming more dangerous. Here's why.

Your Old Festival Wristbands Are Probably Full of Germs, Study Says

Festival wristbands are riddled with micrococci and staphylococci bacteria, according to a recent study.

Walking Can Boost Your Mood, Whether That's the Goal or Not

All the more reason for you to take an afternoon stroll at work.

Bad Contact Lens Habits Can Cause Serious Eye Infections

Stop sleeping in your lenses!

11 Revealing Secrets of Dermatologists

They do a lot more than remind you to wear sunscreen—they just might detect brain cancer.

7 Questions to Ask Your New College Roommate

What you should know about the stranger you'll be spending a lot of time with.

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