HEALTH

Study: Child dies in portable pool every 5 days

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A child dies in a portable pool every five days during warm-weather months, according to the first U.S. study on child drownings in such pools, a statistic that the study's senior author says demonstrates the need for consumer education and affordable protection devices. More »

Weighing cancer risks, from cellphones to coffee

You are sitting in a freshly drywalled house, drinking coffee from a Styrofoam cup and talking on a cellphone. Which of these is most likely to be a cancer risk? It might be the sitting, especially if you do that a lot. More »