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State Texting Bans Are Saving Teen Drivers' Lives
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Strict, Costly Measures Needed to Reopen Schools: Study
Study Estimates Actual Coronavirus Case Count in Wuhan May Be Near 76,000
Study Reveals How Coronavirus Travels Indoors
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Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study
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Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study
Tougher Laws Reduce Gun Deaths in Kids
Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought
Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients
Tweets Show Americans Are Following COVID-19 Precautions
U.S. Bans Foreign Travelers From China as 7th Case of Coronavirus Confirmed
U.S. Bans Foreign Travelers From China as 8th Case of Coronavirus Confirmed
U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
U.S. Issues Highest Travel Alert for China as WHO Declares Health Emergency
U.S. Kids Waiting a Little Longer to Try Alcohol, Drugs
Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
Vaccine Myths Widespread on the Web, Especially Facebook: Study
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Vaping Causes DNA Changes Similar to Those in Cancer: Study
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping Videos Soaring on YouTube
Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
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Watch Out for Coronavirus Scams on Social Media
Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
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What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Dental Offices Are Doing to Prevent Coronavirus Infection?
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What Does a Self-Quarantine Look Like?
What Happened to the Flu This Year?
What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?
What People With Parkinson's Need to Know About COVID-19
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What Was More Deadly for New Yorkers – COVID-19 or the 1918 Flu?
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What's the Best DIY Face Mask Against COVID-19?
When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
When Can Sports Fans Safely Fill Stadiums Again?
When Is Surgery Not Safe for Seniors?
When Pharmacists Allowed to Give Anti-Opioid Med Without Rx, Access Soars
When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
When the Fight Against COVID-19 Is at Home
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WHO Predicts COVID-19 Will Take Heavy Toll in Africa
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Why Your Kids' Playground Is Unsafe During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Will a Face Mask Protect You From Coronavirus?
Will Biden 'De-Politicize' COVID?
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Will Schools Reopen in September? And What Will That Look Like?
Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Leave a Mental Health Crisis in Its Wake?
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
With Cold Weather Forcing Patrons Inside, How Safe Are Restaurants?
With COVID Vaccine in Works, 1 in 5 Americans Doesn't Believe in Shots
With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
With Pot Rules Relaxed, More U.S. Teens Driving While High: Study
With Safety Steps, Moms Unlikely to Pass COVID-19 to Newborns: Study
With 'Twindemic' Looming, 2 out of 5 Americans Plan to Skip Flu Shot
Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
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Workouts in the Park? Crime Fears Keep Some Away
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Your Eyewear and COVID-19 Safety
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Your Guide to Safer Dining During the Pandemic
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You're Wearing a Face Mask -- Are You Wearing It Correctly?
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Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking
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