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A chemical ingredient in a popular toothpaste brand has been linked to cancer-cell growth and disrupted development in animals, Bloomberg reports. The chemical triclosan can be found in Colgate Total, a top selling toothpaste brand from Colgate-Palmolive Co.

Robin Williams has been honoured at the spot where he touched the most hearts during his rich and eccentric career, with fans scrawling Good Will Hunting quotes by the bench in Boston where his character so articulately conveyed the beauty of worldly experience and the simple magnificence of love.

Approximately one in six full-time, regular members of the Canadian Forces surveyed last year reported experiencing symptoms of a mental disorder or alcohol abuse within the previous 12 months, according to new data from Statistics Canada.

Incidence rates are falling for lung cancer, the leading cancer killer of both men and women in the US. This is the conclusion that a new analysis from the National Cancer Institute has come to, with previously unrecognized trends found with regard to age, ethnicity, race, sex and cancer subtype.


Star Sofia Vergara is gorgeous, but in new pictures she is almost unrecognizable.

Hillary Clinton criticized her former boss President Barack Obama in a new interview, citing the “failure” of his administration to contain the spread of Islamic jihadists in Syria who are now marching through Iraq.

It was weekend for winning for Powerball players, with a ticket worth $90 million sold in Colorado, a ticket worth $2 million sold in Maryland and tickets worth $1 million sold in five states. The $90 million winner was sold at a convenience store in Rifle, Colo. It is the largest Powerball jackpot ever won in Colorado, according to TheDenverChannel.com.

The countdown is on until NBC Today Anchor Savannah Guthrie welcomes her baby into the world. Guthries announced Friday that Monday Aug. 11 will be her last day before she goes on maternity leave.

A talented Mexican scientist who has been on the run for a year after he allegedly strangled and dismembered a 19-year-old woman has finally been arrested, the Metro reported Friday.

Researchers from University College London found that people who lost 5 percent or more of their initial body weight over four years showed significant changes in markers of physical health, but were more likely to report depressed mood than those who stayed within 5 percent of their original weight.

A new study has revealed that higher intake of caffeine lowers the rates of tinnitus, which is often referred to as buzzing or ringing sound in the ears when there is no outside source of the sounds among younger and middle-aged women.