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China's Communist Party a threat to Americans' health, lifestyle: Pompeo

Pompeo said, during the meeting, the US urged every country to work together to protect the UN and other organisations from China's malign influence and authoritarianism

US to restrict movement, one in five Americans to be ordered to stay home

In New York, Andrew M Cuomo moved Friday to sharply limit outdoor activity across the state, including by ordering nonessential businesses to keep all of their workers home

Got milk? Or was that really a plant beverage?

A remark by the FDA's chief about almonds and lactation has set off a seemingly existential debate about what milk is

Americans are retiring later, dying sooner and sicker in between

The US age-adjusted mortality rate rose 1.2% from 2014 to 2015

Three million American handgun owners carry loaded firearm daily: Study

An estimated three million adult American handgun owners carry a loaded firearm on a daily basis, and nine million do so on a monthly basis, a study has found. Vast majority cited protection as the primary reason for carrying a firearm. The study is the first in over 20 years to scrutinise why, how often, and in what manner US adults carry loaded handguns. It also examines how concealed handgun-carrying behaviour differs across states, depending on their laws. "Carrying firearms in public places can have significant implications for public health and public safety," said Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, an associate professor at the University of Washington in the US. "An important first step to examining the consequences of firearm carrying at the national level is an accurate measurement of the occurrence of this behaviour and characterisation of those who engage in it," said Rowhani- Rahbar, lead author at the American Journal of Public Health. Compared with handgun owners wh

Americans face risk of dying alone

The share of people under 45 living alone hasn't budged in 25 years