More than 100 million people globally have had a stroke, but there are ways to reduce your risk and spot the signs of stroke ...

Experts have sounded the alarm that a peculiar kitchen behaviour could signal dementia, urging people to consult a doctor if observed in someone close. Dementia encompasses a series of symptoms ...

Breaking the silence about embarrassing digestive issues isn't easy, but understanding and managing unpleasant gas odors can significantly improve quality of ...

PFAS levels hundreds of times the safe limit established by the federal environment agency were discovered at some well water sites.

A foul odor plagued the city of Kings Mountain this winter as cold weather unearthed a long-submerged gas. Mining company ...

Contra Costa Health on Tuesday responded to a Martinez Refining Company report that chemicals and combustion byproducts from ...

The US National Tsunami Warning Center (NWTC) initially said there was a tsunami threat to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Residents in those places were advised to move out of the water ...

Contra Costa County health officials say the community near the Martinez Refining Company was fortunate when a fire broke out ...

The 56-year-old father of 12 was cleaning a tanker truck when he succumbed to the hydrogen sulfide gas last June. The state ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is warning residents to stay cautious near recent burn scars, including torched structures or patches of land.

Ten days after the refinery fire in Martinez, Contra Costa Health says that cancer-causing chemicals were among the chemicals involved.