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Citing an "ecosystem of addiction," Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced Monday he is expanding a complaint against manufacturers, distributors, pharmacies, and individuals the state says are responsible for the opioid addiction crisis in Nevada.

When Dr. Koji Ebersole laid eyes on the boy whose face was impaled on a 10-inch knife, the neurosurgeon thought, "here we go again."

For many female students when they get their period, this is the reality: Lacking access to a pad or a tampon, they go home.

Worldwide, people ingest an average of 5 grams of plastic every week, the equivalent of a credit card, a new study suggests.

The brand recalled its Lightly Salted Barbecue Flavored Potato Chips in 24 states because they may contain a milk allergen.

Patients who receive a diagnosis of coronary heart disease are at higher risk for cognitive decline later on, a new study shows.

Your social media could reveal a lot more about you than you think.

Cosmetic products such as perfume, nail polish and shampoo help us feel and look good. But in the wrong hands -- especially those of the very young -- these products can be harmful, or even deadly. More than 64,000 kids younger than 5 years old had a cosmetic-related injury between 2002 and 2016, according to estimates in a study published Monday in the journal Clinical Pediatrics.

If you think it's hot now, you haven't seen anything yet. A new study predicts that parts of the world will "smash" temperature records every year in the coming century due to climate change, "pushing ecosystems and communities beyond their ability to cope."

The measles outbreak in the United States continues to grow, with the number of cases this year now reaching 1,044 as of Friday, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It's the second flour recall for possible E. coli contamination in as many weeks.

A Texas company is recalling more than 246,000 pounds of frozen breakfast wraps sold nationwide over fears the bacon may be contaminated with extraneous materials, especially small rocks.

At first, Hillary Slusser thought she had the flu.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo does not constitute a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization said Friday.

A young girl from Connecticut turned her time spent in the hospital into a chance to help ease the fear of many other young patients.

For heterosexual couples who want to have children, surrogacy is often one of the last options they consider, following time-consuming and emotionally and physically exhausting consultations with a fertility specialist. But for gay couples who want kids, surrogacy is one of only two options (the other being adoption). It is a lengthy and expensive process, and because of differing laws from state to state, it can be an even more complicated process for same-sex prospective parents.

A Scottish nurse who fought off Ebola has given birth to twins, telling those who have suffered that "there is a future" after the disease.

Father's Day can be a struggle to find the right gift or activity to celebrate dad. There are the usual neckties and socks or breakfast in bed. But for a bigger impact, volunteering with your dad or donating in his name could be just the thing.

Whether piloting a plane or blasting off into outer space, the sky isn't the limit for the Go Go Brothers.

New York is requiring all schoolchildren to be vaccinated, even if parents have religious objections.