By Charles Delange, age 12 Parker Todd was diagnosed with sickle cell disease (SCD), also known as sickle cell anemia, at 3 years old. At 11, he wrote The Adventures of the Sickler, a comic intended to help other young kids struggling with illness. Now 14 years old, Parker continues to help fight fear and …
Recent research shows that electronic cigarettes contain toxic chemicals, some of which could make it harder for users to fight off bacterial infections.
A concussion is an injury caused by blow to the head or body. Charles Youvella, a Hopi High School football player from Arizona, died from a concussion from that he got during a high school football game.
The difference between a co-op and a regular supermarket is that co-op members make the decision of what foods to buy and how to purchase and distribute them.
CVS Caremark, the largest U.S. drugstore chain, plans to stop selling tobacco products in October 2014.
While Paris and San Francisco celebrate their public staircases, the many staircases scattered throughout the Bronx have fallen into disrepair.
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Scientists say they know what caused Tutankhamun’s death.
