A newly released report has criticized America’s food safety watchdog for systemically failing to ensure the safety of what food manufacturers put in what we eat.
After months of research, the Government Accountability Office told Congress it was concerned about a well-known loophole in the Food and Drug Administration regulations that for decades has concerned consumer [...]

Remember last year’s epic recall of salmonella-tainted peanuts? The number of food manufacturers added to the recall list grew to more than a thousand over the following weeks because, it turned out, they were all buying goobers from Peanut Corporation of America.
Well, it may be happening again, but this [...]

Those seeking information on H1N1 flu online should be careful because the Centers for Disease Control says the Swine Flu isn’t the only virus around.
The national disease detectives have issued a warning saying that there are bogus emails being distributed under the logo of CDC which urge people to sign up for a non-existent program.
The [...]

The worst nightmare a mother can confront could be the knowledge that she’s poisoning the baby in her belly and there is little she can do about it.
Nine women from California, Oregon and Washington found out that was just what happened, but they learned it after their babies were born.
They were participants in a first-of-its-kind [...]

As lawmakers in Washington try to control the swirling tornado know as health care reform, a study has been released showing that thousands die each year because they have no health insurance.
What makes the fate of this group of patients even more puzzling is that they are victims of trauma and thought to be protected [...]

Balsamic vinegar has been coveted by Italians for centuries. Over the past 30 or so years the popularity in the U.S. of the dark, syrupy ambrosia has soared and has become loved by foodies, used sparingly by chefs and often too liberally by home cooks.
Forgetting the exquisite culinary joy that comes with the almost magical [...]

A team of British researchers is raising new and serious questions about the health risks posed by nanoparticles.

They are bacteria-killers, more and more common in products we use every day and at least a million of them will fit on the head of a pin. But are silver nanoparticles safe?
Little is known about the health effects of these inventions.

The head of the Centers for Disease Control said he expects to see increasing numbers of deaths from swine flu because those most at risk from the disease are not seeking treatment when they become ill.
That, said CDC Chief Dr. Thomas Frieden, makes inoculation for the highest risk Americans even more important.

Many French, Eastern Europeans and Italians have stopped kissing each other on the cheeks when they meet. Same goes for many living in Quebec, Montreal and some Islamic and South American countries. Also, doctors say, the ever popular air kiss is being done from a greater distance.