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Being outdoors means being with wildlife. Many people never encounter a bear. But if you do, need to know this simple advice from the USDA Forest Service.

People who eat the highest amounts of ultra-processed foods like soft drinks, chips and cookies may have a higher risk of developing dementia than those who eat the lowest amounts.

The American Heart Association says adding avocados to a healthy diet could reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease and may lower your cholesterol.

Y chromosome loss was associated in a new study with cardiovascular disease and heart failure. As chromosome loss increased so did the risk of death.

Higher vitamin D status has been reported to have beneficial effects on the brain and now a new study suggests that vitamin D deficiency may lead to dementia.

Pregnant women who were exposed to multiple phthalates during pregnancy had an increased risk of preterm birth according to a new study led by the National Institutes of Health.

Increasing “non-alcoholic fatty liver disease” in children associated with exposure to several endocrine-disrupting chemicals before birth.

New study found an association between estimated groundwater arsenic concentration and the risk of low birth weight, even at low levels of arsenic.