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When temperatures go from warm to hot – and sometimes to extreme – it’s time to take extra steps to stay safe.

How about leaving the fireworks show to the professionals and choosing a safer alternative for your at-home celebrations?

GFCIs are safety devices designed to protect against electric shock. Your home likely has many of them.

Dogs are becoming a more common sight at restaurants that offer outdoor seating. But before you book a table for yourself and your furry friend, let’s talk about safety.

Healthier habits may help prevent headaches among children and teens who use e-cigarettes or skip breakfast or other meals, researchers say.

It’s a hot day, you’re out in the yard and you need to hydrate. A few steps away is a garden hose … should you take a drink?

Taking prescription medicines known as “Z-drugs” for insomnia may lead to complex sleep behaviors, overdose, injury and – in rare cases – death, the Food and Drug Administration cautions in a recent alert.

Unintentional poisoning deaths involving kids younger than 5 climbed 66% from 2021 to 2022 amid a spike in incidents involving narcotics and hallucinogens, according to a new report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Drowsy drivers were involved in 18% of all fatal crashes over a recent five-year period, leading to nearly 30,000 deaths, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety estimates.

“Despite its reputation as a low-impact sport, pickleball can pose serious risk for players especially if they have weaker bones from osteoporosis,” one expert says.