One Direction star Liam Payne, Oscar-winning Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey’ actor Maggie Smith and ‘Charmed’ star Shannen Doherty were among the notable figures who died this year ...

Jenny Mitchell was 10 years old when she began using chemical relaxers to straighten her hair. Her mother relaxed Mitchell’s hair at home for years, using a product called “Just for Me ...

Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman and the Greater Queens NY Chapter of the Links held an awareness event in Laurelton on Tuesday, Dec. 17, about the harmful effects of hair relaxers. Dozens of ...

A calf strain is an injury to the muscles of the back of the lower leg. These injuries are most often caused by minor tears of muscle fibers. Usually, the bulk of the muscle tissue remains intact.

Muscle is a soft tissue composed of elongated cells (muscle fibres) that produce force and motion through contraction. Involuntary cardiac and smooth muscles are responsible for contraction of the ...