Whole-body deodorant is thriving. But at what cost? The implication of the ads is clear: You stink. Not just your ...

Quitting sugar for two weeks is a good way to take charge of your body. At the end of the 14 days, you will be able to ...

Two more human cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Massachusetts, bringing the total number for 2025 to four, the ...

In the early 2000s, Drew persuaded the U.S. military to fund a search for the brain chemicals that trigger hibernation in the squirrels. If she could identify those chemicals, she suggested, she could ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. At this very moment, some parts of you may be ...

Kirk’s commitment to debate was inextricable from his political views; he wasn’t a value-neutral advocate for free speech.

He underwent a radical prostatectomy – the removal of the entire prostate gland – to treat the disease and then “put that ...

A woman in her 70s is the first human case of West Nile virus in Massachusetts this year, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said.

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Demodex is a type of tiny, eight-legged mite that lives in hair follicles and oil glands on the human face, chest and neck. We all have them, apparently. Forget muffin tops and thunder thighs—weight ...

A parasitic disease, which can be fatal, is spreading through an insect in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, or T. cruzi, ...

Dry mouth, or xerostomia, affects nearly one in three older adults. It happens when your salivary glands stop producing ...