For office dwellers whose workspace isn’t patrolled by a vicious tackling machine, there are likely still a number of less menacing dangers lurking in your office space. Office workers sustain more than 75,000 on-the-job injuries — from sprains and strains to broken bones — each year, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety [...]

Walking around with an iPod or an MP3 player plugged into your ears may seem harmless, but a new study suggests that the habit has its dangers.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls fluoridation one of the 10 most valuable public health measures of the 20th century. In the early years, rates of tooth decay among the young dropped by 60 percent in communities that adopted fluoridation.

Before you pop open a can of soda — as refreshing as soda might sound — think twice.  While you may already know that both regular and diet drinks have been tied to obesity and high blood pressure; colas to bone loss; and full-sugar sodas to type 2 diabetes, lousy teeth (especially citrus sodas), and [...]