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Some household products made with black plastics may contain high levels of cancer-causing, hormone-disrupting flame-retardant chemicals, researchers are warning.

Do you know about radon? It’s an invisible, odorless, radioactive gas that can seep into your basement or crawl space.

Cold weather brings hazards that you may not be aware of.

Severe injuries can occur in as little as two hours after kids swallow a button battery, Australian researchers have found.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding people that contact with “tiny turtles” can lead to Salmonella illnesses, after receiving reports of an outbreak of infections in 21 states.

Stronger helmet laws could have prevented more than 22,000 motorcycle deaths over the past 4.5 decades, a recent study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows.

You may have seen the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safer Choice label on some of the household cleaning products you buy. Now, the agency is expanding use of the label to products used outdoors.

The number of ER visits involving toy water beads jumped 131% in the United States from 2021 to 2022, researchers from Nationwide Children’s Hospital estimate.

Some popular remedies for teething infants may lead to serious health concerns and should be avoided, the Food and Drug Administration is cautioning.

Injuries linked to electric bicycles skyrocketed more than 3,000% over a recent six-year period, while e-scooter injuries soared more than 564%, results of a recent study show.