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Using tear gas is a common tactic authorities use to control crowds at protests, and it can have lasting affects on your health. Before you head out to a protest, learn what to do if you encounter it.

Tear gas is a general term for chemicals that irritate the skin, lungs, eyes, and throat. There are immediate and potential long-term health effects from exposure. Tear gas can cause more severe ...

Before the tearing, the choking and the pouring mucus, tear gas burns. It causes searing pain in the eyes, skin, lungs and mouth—or anywhere it touches. “It can be overwhelming and incapacitating. You ...

The MCL (medial collateral ligament) is an 8-10 centimeter band of tissue that runs along the inner edge of your knee. It helps keep your knee stable and working properly when you move. The medial ...

Across the United States, as marches over police brutality and the murder of George Floyd have grown in size, protesters have encountered volleys of tear gas. It’s clear that all protests—peaceful and ...

You need tears for a lot more than crying. They flow across the surface of your eyes to clean and moisten them, then they leave your eyes through a system of tiny drainage tubes that run along your ...

A gluteus tear occurs when one of the tendons that holds your gluteal muscles and bones together partially or completely tears. Your gluteal muscles start at your buttocks and wrap around to the side ...

Public agencies are trying to answer a question on the minds of many, including a U.S. congressman and Oregon lawmakers: What will all that tear gas mean for trees, water and wildlife? Green water ...

When hip or shoulder pain disrupts your life, the cause could be a labral tear. But what does that mean? Orthopedic surgeon Stephen Aoki, MD, breaks down what a labral tear is, how this injury happens ...

A retinal tear is a small split or hole in the lining of the back of the eye. The condition is not painful and may not damage a person’s eyesight. However, a torn retina can progress to a retinal ...

A few days after we brought our son home from the hospital, he woke up with one of his eyes crusted shut with green gunk. I was horrified that my sweet baby boy’s perfect face was marred, and ...