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NEW YORK (AP) — Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Du

The rate of high blood pressure disorders in pregnancy has risen over the last decade in Canada, a new study suggests.

I promise not to start by asking: “Hot enough for you?” Because I know the likely answer is not only “Yes, it is,” but probably “Are you kidding me? What’s wrong with you?” So, yes. It is hot. It’s very hot .

Wildfire smoke may be worse for brain health than other types of air pollution, according to new research linking it to an increased risk of dementia.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Monday approved a first-of-its-kind blood test for colon cancer, offering a new way of screening for a leading cause of cancer deaths .

“Deadpool & Wolverine” had a better Sunday than anticipated . The comic book film earned $211 million in its first weekend in North American theaters, Disney said Monday.

LONDON (AP) — A former BBC presenter has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children, London’s Metropolitan Police Service said.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tongue-tie —a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding — may be overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery, a prominent doctors' group said Monday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers.

The Agriculture Department on Monday announced plans to limit salmonella in poultry products in the U.S., a proposal that officials say will keep contaminated meat off store shelves and lead to fewer illnesses.