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File photo (Getty Images/iStockphoto) While much has been made of plastic shards being found in ocean life, it’s not just marine animals ingesting tiny plastic particles; it’s people too. A

Norwegian researchers have discovered gingivitis can lead to Alzheimer’s disease. (Akhararat _Wathanasing/Getty Images/iStockphoto) Don’t want to get Alzheimer’s disease? Then brush your teeth. Researchers from Norway’s University of Bergen’s Department

A customer picks from different flavors of electronic cigarette vapor as they shop at the Vapor Shark store on April 24, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The chemicals

Karli-Rae and Christopher Kerrschneider play with their kids, Eleanor and Leviathan, in their front yard in Baldwin, Wis. (Ackerman + Gruber for Kaiser Health News) (Ackerman + Gruber/Ackerman + Gruber)

Upwards of 80,000 people die from snakebites every year. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) It’s ssssssssuper news. A new global initiative designed to combat death from snakebites is being introduced by the World

beer bottle and can chilled in ice (Taveesaksri/Getty Images/iStockphoto) The most deadly forms of alcohol-related liver disease appear to be on the rise in the U.S., a new study finds.

A woman whose snoring allegedly drove a fellow patient at a hospital in England to hurl a cup at her head has died. (Squaredpixels/Getty Images) A woman whose snoring allegedly

Americans are more stressed, worried and angry than they have been, a new Gallup report says. (iStock) If you’ve been feeling more on edge lately, you’re not alone. Americans were

Diabetes, certain cancers among scary risks linked to lack of sleep, according to new research. (junce/Getty Images/iStockphoto) You snooze, you win. A good night’s sleep can make or break your

Measles cases have soared by 20% in a week, according to the CDC. (Hailshadow/Getty Images/iStockphoto) It’s time for anti-vaxxers to connect the dots, new stats from the Centers for Disease

DeLauren McKnight, right, will soon donate her kidney to her adoptive father, Billy Houze (left), after tests revealed she was a match for the procedure. (Courtesy of DeLauren McKnight) He

Howie Brown adjusts the time on a clock back one hour for the end of day light savings time at Brown’s Old Time Clock Shop November 2, 2007 in Plantation,

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active (Samsung) In a little over two weeks with the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active, I’ve had to charge it just a handful of times — and I’ve

People who visited a 7-Eleven in North Merrick, L.I., between Feb. 1 and March 6 may have been exposed to Hepatitis A. (Scott Olson / Getty Images) If you shopped

Time’s Up Healthcare has launched to tackle sexual harassment and gender inequity in the industry. (Portra / Getty Images) The latest Time’s Up initiative aims to cure some of what