While toe-tourniquet syndrome is not considered a widespread health threat to infants, unsuspecting parents should be aware of the situation in which strands of the mother's hair become accidentally wrapped around a baby's finger, toe or other appendage. If left undetected it can lead to painful consequences.

When it comes to taking multivitamins or other dietary additions, supplement industry reps say that the more you take, the better. But nutrition experts and the entire scientific community argue otherwise. So if you're eating bananas, avocados or a host of other foods, you're likely getting enough magnesium.

There's been a sharp uptick in the number of hepatitis B cases in the U.S. This isn't unexpected, because since 2010 heroin use has skyrocketed, and with that use, needles are shared more frequently. We're recently seen HIV and Hep C outbreaks from needle sharing. Is this any different? Very unlikely.

A new study shows the rapid loss of protection against whooping cough among teens vaccinated with a booster shot. This decline, which takes place over less than four years, helps explain the recent outbreaks in California and Minnesota, and shows that a new vaccination approach is needed.

The Food and Drug Administration recently issued draft guidelines for the regulation of stem cell therapy clinics. They have become part of a booming industry, with many of them run by those with the ethical makeup of snake oil salesmen of yesteryear.

Current medical advice says avoid the sun to minimize the risk of skin cancers, but doing so also minimizes the skin's creation of vitamin D. But a new type of sunscreen being developed may soon allow our bodies to avoid getting skin cancers, while still allowing the sun to promote vitamin D production.

Viruses are all over the news right now. Here's one that is really bad news norovirus. What's it going to do to you? How do you catch it? NBA Hall-of-Famer and wicked wordsmith Walt Frazier explains. Take it away Clyde.

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With Florida in a state of emergency due to nine cases, officials are getting serious about science solutions to stopping the pest that transmits it.

After many years in hospital beds and on operating tables, Dede Koswara recently lost his battle with the rare "tree man illness," a bizarre skin disorder. Though they are rare, Koswara's case -- and other strange maladies we've taken a look at -- seem more common in Indonesia than in other parts of the world. Why is that?