Hazardous air quality reported in Los Angeles area as wildfires rage

Smoke from the raging Southern California wildfires is filling city skylines, causing officials to warn residents of hazardous air quality. 

How to make a DIY air filter with a box fan

Homemade air filters can be a cheap and effective way to protect your home from the harmful effects of wildfire smoke.

Here are signs that poor air quality may affect your pet

Bad air quality can have a negative impact on people, but pets can be more susceptible to it, and these are the things to be aware of to protect your animal.

How to stop wildfire smoke from getting into your home and car

Raging winter wildfires in Los Angeles are a grim reminder of how quickly wildfire smoke can creep into your neighborhood – and your home and car.

How to avoid catching norovirus
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Norovirus cases are on the rise across the country, but there are ways to prevent catching it.

First bird flu-related death in U.S.
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The first death related to bird flu has been reported in the United States.

Norovirus outbreaks spiked in December: How to stay safe

The highly contagious virus can cause vomiting, nausea, and stomach pain and these are the ways to protect yourself.

What is HMPV? China reportedly monitoring surge in respiratory virus cases

Videos showing crowded hospitals in China have fueled rumors and fear five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began the same way. Here's why experts say you shouldn't be worried.

US surgeon general calls for cancer warnings on alcohol

Alcohol is linked to roughly 100,000 cancer cases - and 20,000 cancer deaths - each year, but fewer than half of Americans are aware of the risk, the U.S. surgeon general says.

Drinking coffee or tea may lower the risk of certain cancers

What to know about new research linking coffee and tea consumption to reduced cancer risks in certain cases.

Troubled Chiquita Canyon landfill to cease operations

The Chiquita Canyon Landfill, which has generated thousands of odor complaints over the past year and has been targeted in lawsuits, will halt its solid waste operations on Jan. 1, the operators announced.