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Fire drills became popular decades ago after several deadly fires triggered changes in safety codes. Today, teachers and children are preparing for something entirely different: mass shootings.

A new study published in the journal Demography found that more men are "marrying up" than women, which could mean "men are getting the benefit from women's progress," according to one of the lead researchers.

Lawyers representing the families of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims had another chance to say why they believe gun companies should be held accountable in Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday, a month shy of the fifth anniversary of the shooting that killed 26 people, 20 of them children.

Kratom has "deadly risks" and might even "expand the opioid epidemic", warns FDA.

What can be done about negative stereotypes that portray older adults as out-of-touch, useless, feeble, incompetent, pitiful and irrelevant?

Heart failure tied to use of methamphetamines is on the rise among US veterans, suggests a preliminary study presented Tuesday at the annual scientific meeting of the American Heart Association.

The earliest evidence of winemaking has been traced back 8,000 years to Georgia by an international team of scientists.

The opioid commission's fixation on marijuana was bizarre and troubling, experts say, lending credence to the outdated views of marijuana as a gateway drug. "To identify cannabis as the singular starting point of any kind of addiction is dangerous," one critic says.

Dona Wells vividly remembers when abortions were illegal. When women had little choice after their contraceptive failed.

It's one of the holy grails of science: a cure for Alzheimer's. Currently, there is no treatment to stop the disease, let alone slow its progression. And billionaire Bill Gates thinks he will change that.

For some who see a therapist, just talking things through isn't enough. Drama therapy allows the patient to relive a moment or play out their biggest fears.

The task of destigmatizing postpartum depression has been taken up by an unexpected group in recent years: the celebrity mom.

Tens of millions more Americans now have high blood pressure. Almost half of all Americans -- 46% -- are now considered to be in the high blood pressure category based on new guidelines released Monday.

Trump has announced his pick to replace Tom Price as head of HHS and he's a pharma insider with a history of raising drug prices.

An art history professor at Arizona State University has resigned after allegations that he sexually abused at least three minors when he was a priest.

If your Twitter feed has been blowing up with photos of celebrities from their teen years, there's a reason for that.

The plague outbreak in Madagascar is continuing to slow, but nine countries neighboring the island nation are on alert in case the infection reaches their borders.

Disneyland Park has shut down two cooling towers at its park in Southern California following an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.

While he couldn't possibly have known, Sandy Halperin was likely around 35 years old when his brain began slowly accumulating the plaques and tangles of Alzheimer's disease.

When he first sees me, Sandy Halperin always gives a surprised snort and then a cackle of delight. Before I know it, I'm enveloped in a bear hug, snuggled close and patted heartily on the back. If I'm lucky and Sandy remembers that he really likes me, I'll get a back scratch too, a true Halperin hug.