Here is a fact of life that will surprise no one: Those who are poor sell what they can and those who have wealth buy what they want.

It’s only a snapshot, but 20 physicians and nurses from ten states allowed their bodily fluids to be tested for the presence of chemicals that are linked to health problems and are everywhere in our environment. All the medical professional were found to have surprising levels of toxic chemicals in their systems.

Kathleen McLaughlin reports from Dongguan, China
At first glance, there is little to distinguish Yuanfeng from any other village amid the vast urban sprawl that makes up China’s factory-scape of Dongguan.

Why is it taking years to protect workers and consumers from illness and death from butter flavoring used in thousands of foods?

During the campaign and several times since, President Obama promised to do “everything possible” to increase the safety of America’s food supply.

Here’s a fact: all influenza, not just H1N1, is mostly transmitted by breathing particles of the virus from those with the disease.

No, I can’t answer the question of why you got the flu last month when the flu season didn’t officially begin until Sunday.

“In God we trust. Everyone else must test for E. coli.”

Many public health activists cheered this week’s announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency that it plans to actually move ahead with research to better understand how manufactured nanomaterials may harm human health and the environment.