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Most people with an email account have noticed a large number of recent messages asking them to sign up again to continue to receive emails. The reason is a new federal spam law that comes into effect next week.

The benefits of vitamin D for patients with high blood pressure has been suggested before, but evidence has been sketchy. In a new study, researchers were able to determine whether low levels of vitamin D had a causal link with high blood pressure more reliably than ever before, by measuring genetic variations which affect vitamin D levels and measuring them …

Doctors at the University of Louisville are calling a 16-hour reconstructive surgery on a young woman a success. Kotelevskaya required a massive facial reconstructive procedure after a misdiagnosis of terminal cancer in Kazakhstan, doctors said. The treatment for the misdiagnosed cancer killed her jawbone and left her face disfigured.

The Food and Drug Administration says that some over-the-counter acne products can cause severe hypersensitivity or allergic reactions and is warning consumers to discontinue use immediately and seek emergency medical attention if they experience such symptoms. The reactions seem to be on the upswing, according to the agency’s review of reports from 1969 to early 2013.

Detroit Police say the missing 12-year-old boy, Charlie Bothuell, has been found alive in the basement of his father’s house. Charlie Bothuell was last seen on June 14 at his dad’s house in the 1300 block of Nicolet Place. Chief James Craig says he can’t say definitively that Charlie had been in the basement the entire time, since they had …

One out of 10 U.S. beaches tested by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for bacteria and viruses failed the test. These bacteria and viruses can cause some nasty diseases like dysentery, hepatitis, stomach flu, infections, and rashes. The researchers who were doing the testing found that beaches near waterways that are fed by storm-water runoff from city streets also include …

A new study suggests that women who give birth later in their lives tend to live longer. The study by the Boston University School of Medicine analyzed genetic information from 551 families and has been published in Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society.

“I’m not kidding, this is my farewell tour,” promised pop icon Cher at a show in Edmonton earlier this week. “I swear to God. I’m never coming back and that’s it.” It’s a promise the music biz veteran has made before, the last time in 2002 for Living Proof: The Farewell Tour; but this time, the 68-year-old really seems to …

Adults who watch TV for three hours or more each day may double their risk of premature death compared to those who watch less, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

A 16-year-old Phelan boy and an 18-year-old Victorville woman were killed late Tuesday night in the Cajon Pass in the fourth fatal accident to claim two or more victims in the region since Mother’s Day.

Ontario County Deputies say that two people were killed when a tree fell on their car during stormy weather in the Town of Phelps on Tuesday evening. Deputies say that a 2004 Kia Optima was traveling south on County Road 6 when a tree fell onto the vehicle, crushing its roof.