At a national level, efforts have been made to end physical punishment in schools. However, 19 states still allow spanking of children in public schools, which was upheld by a 1977 Supreme Court case.

Local experts said patients should be aware of the radiation risks of CT scans but not shy away from the technology which can ...

Finally, there is excimer laser therapy, a targeted phototherapy treatment for the skin that can aid in treating ...

Kentucky ranks among the worst states for seasonal allergies from early spring through late fall, according to the Asthma and ...

Imagine peering into your backyard after a rainstorm, watching earthworms wriggle through the soil. Suddenly, a question ...

Computer chip giant Nvidia has once again found itself at the centre of US-China tensions over trade and technology.

The American semiquincentennial begins now, marking the 250th anniversary of this country’s founding. Like the bicentennial ...

Paul Revere raced through the Massachusetts country side on horseback to warn patriot leaders that British soldiers were on ...

Some of you will remember that we adopted Buddy, a tri-color corgi, 16 years ago after he was found starving on the streets ...

The secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., contradicted his agency's researchers this week with unsubstantiated or outright false claims about autism spectrum disorder and ...

More than one million children in Haiti are suffering "critical" food shortages as a result of chronic violence, displacement ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said measles is back, and it’s a wake-up ...