HEALTH

The food industry is jeopardizing U.S. public health by withholding information from food safety investigators or pressuring regulators to withdraw or alter policy designed to protect consumers, said a survey of government scientists and inspectors.

Whatever you do, please try to keep it natural... taking sleep aid drugs will almost always have adverse side effects

With this article, I want to show you why you might be struggling to lose that stubborn stomach fat that is covering up your abs.

AstraZeneca took its first significant step into regenerative medicine using stem cells on Monday by signing a deal with University College London to develop ways to repair eyesight in people with diabetes.

The economic downturn threatens to raise cancer rates in Europe as lifestyles change, budgets are cut, and private and public sector employers take short cuts on safety, public health experts said Monday.

The chief executive of Irish drugmaker Elan told a newspaper on Monday that he would not block a fresh probe over alleged conflicts of interest at the company.

A new government study adds to the evidence that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative until recently found in many vaccines, does not increase children's risk of autism.

Every time there is a pandemic anywhere, new theories start doing the rounds. One debate that has been going on from the time Dr Alexander Fleming invented Penicillin is whether introducing artificial chemicals into the body really cures the system or simply provides instant gratification. While modern medicines have made tremendous advances, there is still a significant proportion of the populat....

Staring at the screen for hours together may help you concentrate on your work and earn brownie points at work. However, it can seriously affect your health in many ways. For one, most executives have complained about a stiff neck after hours of crouching and staring at the LCD.

Diabetes is not just about high blood sugar, it can impact your body in many different ways. It can complicate the natural functioning of your organs, making them weak and vulnerable to outside infection.

First three months in a pregnancy is always a crucial time as the fetus develops. So it is important for you keep a close watch on how your body functions during this period and watch out for anything that's different from usual. Here are a few points you need to watch out for in the first three months.

Women who drink alcohol regularly are at a greater risk of breast cancer, repeated research has shown. It shows that alcohol reduces a person's immunity against fighting the cancer cells, and it leads to cancer developing in the milk producing glands that are connected to the ducts carrying milk to the nipple. Studies have shown that high estrogen levels are the main cause of cancer developing in ...

In a recent study of about 130,000 men and women in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine, it was found that people who were on a low-carb vegetable-based diet were healthier than people who got their proteins from animal sources. Researchers found that low-carb veggie eaters had lower mortality rate from diseases like cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular problems.

The U.S. government said it was resuming work on controversial human embryonic stem cell research on Friday after an appeals court ruled in its favor.

Reforms will slightly accelerate the rise in healthcare spending, according to a survey released on Thursday, handing Republicans more ammunition as they attack the Obama administration's legislative victory.

With the advent of folic-acid supplementation of certain foods, few Canadians are now getting too little of the B vitamin, a new study estimates -- in findings that question the need for children and men to get additional folic acid from vitamins.

Britain's healthcare cost watchdog said it was unable to recommend use of Bristol-Myers Squibb's schizophrenia drug Abilify in children aged 15 to 17 and has asked for more information on its effectiveness.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warnings to five makers of electronic cigarettes for marketing them illegally as stop-smoking aids and said on Thursday it intends to regulate the products as drugs.

The risks of a potential new diet pill and a 13-year-old weight-loss medicine face U.S. scrutiny next week as medical experts consider if the drugs' benefits outweigh possible side effects.

Men who have a certain genetic variations that put them at higher risk of prostate cancer may benefit from regular screening for the disease, a study by British scientists found Friday.

Exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs)--emitted by anything from power lines to appliances or improperly grounded wiring--is not likely to increase children's risk of developing brain tumors, the authors of a new analysis conclude.

U.S. Department of Agriculture experts knew about sanitary problems at one of the two Iowa farms at the center of a massive nationwide egg recall, but did not notify health authorities, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Welsh researchers said the risk of psychosis seems to be higher in cities than in rural areas. This may be a reflection of increased social fragmentation in cities.

The more education a person has, the lower the heart and stroke risk, U.S. researchers say, at least in high-income countries.

U.S. and British researchers say that drinking and withdrawal from chronic drinking can increase the stress hormone cortisol, raising the risk of memory loss.

African Americans are known to have a higher rate of heart disease and stroke than whites, and a new study suggests that those excess risks emerge at a relatively young age.

An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.

Transmission of the AIDS virus seems to be out of control among gay men in France despite an overall fall in the number of new HIV cases in the country, according to a study published on Thursday.

Younger chief executives with high testosterone levels may be more likely to try a hostile takeover -- and to get burned in the attempt, Canadian researchers said on Wednesday.