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This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Air conditioners have been working overtime this hot summer, from those tiny window units to the massive AC towers that serve the tightly packed apartment buildings in major cities. And while they bring the relief of cool air, these contraptions also create the conditions for dangerous …

The plague — aka the Black Death, aka the Great Pestilence — is rarely contracted today, yet it recently infected a South Lake Tahoe resident. But before you put on your 17th century “air-purifying” beaked mask, let’s find out from the experts why this disease is still around and how dangerous it is now. Most people associate the term “plague” …

Health officials have warned of a potential measles outbreak at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.  A passenger arriving on an international flight tested positive for the highly contagious respiratory illness, which is currently spreading through the US. Travelers who were at the airport, which serves the Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland region, on August 12 have been warned they …

Dark chocolate and red wine don’t have to be guilty pleasures. In fact, they could help you live longer. The key to what makes them healthy are flavonoids, compounds found in plant-based foods that have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Antioxidants reduce negative impacts of harmful environmental exposures like smoke and ultraviolet radiation, while anti-inflammatories can reduce body-wide inflammation associated with …

A sixth person has died in the Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in Central Harlem, the most deaths since a 2015 Bronx outbreak that claimed 16 lives, according to an update Thursday by the city health department. The new death, one more than reported on Wednesday, came as the number of those sickened by the disease also inched up, from 109 to …

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials have discovered a sixth death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment, health authorities said Thursday. The person died earlier this month outside of New York City. Their death was recently discovered during the city health department’s ongoing investigation …

We all have a bad night’s sleep from time to time, but if you’re regularly missing out on good rest, it could have serious health consequences. Sometimes, however, you might not even realize anything is amiss—and that lack of awareness could mean failing to notice a major warning sign for your heart health. Doctors say that one nighttime habit in …

Omega fatty acids, found in certain fish or taken as a supplement, could potentially help ward off Alzheimer’s disease in women, a new study suggests. Researchers discovered that lipids, fat molecules in the body, are different in women with Alzheimer’s compared to those without. Their findings, published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, revealed a noticeable …

Record activity this summer involving two mosquito-borne diseases—chikungunya and West Nile virus (WNV)—suggests the European region is entering a new normal, driven by climate shifts, officials from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said today. Along with its disease updates, the agency urged countries to mount robust and coordinated responses to protect the public. The ECDC’s latest …

Air conditioners have been working overtime this hot summer, from those tiny window units to the massive AC towers that serve the tightly packed apartment buildings in major cities. And while they bring the relief of cool air, these contraptions also create the conditions for dangerous bacteria to multiply and spread. One particularly nasty bacteria-borne illness is currently spreading in …