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October 3, 2016

E-cigarette explosion injures girl at Orlando theme park

Police say a teenage girl riding a Universal Orlando amusement park ride suffered burns when an electronic cigarette belonging to another rider exploded and shot a fireball at her.

September 30, 2016

Asthma inhaler shrinks to credit card size in new design

People suffering from asthma may soon have a sleek alternative to traditional — and bulky — inhalers.

September 30, 2016

Labels don't always guarantee foods are free of gluten

Some foods that don't appear to contain wheat or gluten based on package labeling may still have trace amounts of these ingredients, a company-funded study suggests.

September 30, 2016

Want to detect gluten on the go? There's a device for that

A California startup has developed a portable technology that will allow consumers to test their food for gluten on the go.

September 30, 2016

Child fitness gap linked to income inequality

In a comparison of fitness levels among children in 50 countries, the nations with the biggest internal income disparities tended to have the least fit youth.

September 30, 2016

6 mistakes your ears want you to stop making

As far as body parts go, your ears are pretty low-maintenance.

September 29, 2016

Bike lanes are a sound public health investment

Every $1,300 New York City invested in building bike lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to one additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a new economic assessment.

September 29, 2016

Treatment could lower crash risk for truckers with sleep apnea

Commercial truck drivers who get treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for two years may reduce their crash risk to the level of drivers without apnea, a study from Italy suggests.

September 27, 2016

WHO: Excessive air pollution affects 92 percent of people

More than nine out of 10 people worldwide live in areas with excessive air pollution, contributing to problems like strokes, heart disease and lung cancer, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

September 27, 2016

Child TB deaths set to fall as Kenya launches new drugs

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More children are likely to survive tuberculosis, the leading infectious disease killer, after Kenya introduces child-friendly medicines on Oct. 1 - the first country in the world to do so.