Eating cotton wool is not a 'diet', it's a sign of an eating disorder, and people who do it are taking serious risks with their health. That's the stark warning from health experts after a teen girl ...

Cotton wool has become a staple household item for many of us – but do we really need it? These small, fluffy disks have taken an awfully long journey – from a field in India, perhaps, then picked, ...

Far from wrapping children in cotton wool, a growing number of WA public schools are doing the opposite, giving their students the opportunity to race around on rollerblades, fly off ramps in crates ...

With the February chill about to hit, I’m in the market for a cozy new sweater. Ordinarily I’d opt for wool, but I wonder whether all those methane-belching sheep are killing the planet. Cotton seems ...

A 24-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. On admission, his blood pressure was 185/102, his heart rate was 160, and he was mildly febrile with a ...

NEW YORK, N.Y.— Wool production is a key contributor to biodiversity loss and climate change, according to a new report released today by the Center for Biological Diversity and Collective Fashion ...

AS the summer months approach, more and more insects make their way into our homes. While most of them are totally harmless, there's one we'd all rather avoid - wasps. Thankfully, a pest control ...

Zhang Baolan works on a cotton wool drawing at her home in Yanta district, Xi'an city, Shaanxi province, March 20, 2017. The gorgeous peacock is pieced together using dyed cotton wool, and this is ...