Hot tap water seriously burns tens of thousands of Americans every year, according to research published in Injury Prevention on Tuesday, a costly drain on public resources researchers say could ...

(NEXSTAR) – Using hot water straight from the tap can save heating time when cooking or making tea, but doing so could be harmful to your health, experts say. Millions of American homes have lead in ...

A water heater set to 120 degrees Fahrenheit can release water from the tap hot enough to cause a second-degree burn in about 9 minutes. Turned up to 130 degrees, that injury happens in just 25 ...

When I was a child, I was warned that drinking water out of the hot tap was a strict no-no, on the grounds that it was full of dissolved minerals from the pipes. Since the hot water always did look a ...