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A new study shows that household dust might leave you at risk for more than allergies.

No state in the United States registered a rate below 20 percent, while four states had the adult obesity rate of over 35 percent.

The positive samples came from the Miami Beach area and is the first time Zika-carrying mosquitoes have been identified on U.S. soil.

Country Fresh announced a recall on nearly 30,000 cases of precut vegetables after many packages of food were discovered to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Researchers from Liberia’s Men’s Health Screening Program found that one man had been carrying the virus in his semen 565 days after recovery.

Virginia has confirmed a total of 23 cases of Hepatitis A linked to a smoothie chain's strawberries.

Sepsis is a difficult-to-diagnose complication of an infection that can be life threatening even with minor delays.

A case of the "brain-eating amoeba" recently surfaced in Florida.

Certain racial and ethnic groups continue to smoke cigarettes at higher rates than others, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said Thursday.

The test, granted an emergency OK, will help doctors determine if a person is infected with Zika, chikungunya or dengue.

The states involved in the outbreak are Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and Virginia.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has called for more federal research into whether legal marijuana can curb the prescription painkiller epidemic.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that Americans consume far too much sodium.

A 37 percent increase since 2002 in fatalities from cirrhosis and other health effects does not include deaths from drunken-driving crashes.

What public health researchers don't know about America's guns --and wish they did.

Ajanta Pharma has launched its generic Montelukast Sodium tablets for treatment of people with asthma and seasonal allergy in the United States.

While no deaths have been reported, five people have been hospitalized as a result of the outbreak, and two of them developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, which can lead to kidney failure.

Taking a step toward prevention of foodborne illness, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finalized the rules that outline the safety standards to be followed by different parties involved in the food production.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Cotellic in combination with Zelboraf for the treatment of advanced melanoma.

Cancer cells transmitted from common stomach bug led to the development of cancer-like tumors in a Colombian man, report U.S. health officials.

Shigella can cause diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, and poses greater risks to those with weaker immune systems.

Ebola lingers in the semen of the males for a longer period than previously thought and could be sexually transmitted to the female partner, suggests a new study.

The same ship, the Star Princess, had an outbreak of norovirus in April.

The life-threatening disease occurs when a person is bitten by an infected flea or wild rodent with the bacterium Yesinia pestis.

The silence that prevails between the doctor and the patient prevents medical experts from maintaining the proper sexual health of the patients in the U.S., a study found.

The airborne disease has been contracted by at least 81 people and killed three in the largest outbreak in New York City in at least three years.

Nine new cases of leprosy caused by armadillos have been reported so far in 2015 in Florida, claim U.S. health experts.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says greater availability and low prices might help to explain the trend in part.

Furocoumarins in fruits may make human skin more sensitive to sunlight, thus boosting cancer risk, researchers said.