Water tested from garden hoses contained three to nine times the safe levels of the toxic chemical BPA.
The CDC says public swimming pools are contaminated with fecal matter a majority of the time.
The Centers for Disease Control is now calling not getting enough sleep “a public health epidemic.”
The federal government now wants stronger warnings on indoor tanning beds and more oversight.
Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama’s health care law.
More than half of Americans misjudge the country’s views on abortion, believing incorrectly that the U.S. public is predominantly “pro-choice.”
Transportation safety officials are exploring ways to eliminate drunken driving deaths, which account for about a third of the nation’s more than 30,000 annual traffic fatalities — a share that has remained stubbornly unchanged since the late-1990s.
According to a recent study, binge drinkers have impaired heart circulation, some at the level of those who suffer from heart disease.
President Barack Obama is launching a new effort to rally the public around his hotly disputed health care law, a strategy aimed at shoring up key components of the sweeping federal overhaul and staving off yet another challenge from Republicans.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal government has moved to protect hepatitis B-positive health care providers and students studying for a career in medicine or dentistry from being targeted because of their diagnosis. The U.S. Department [...]
Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say.
Taking antibiotics could relieve symptoms of chronic lower back pain, according to a new study.
Mutations in certain genes raise the risk of breast cancer by as much as 80 percent, experts say.
Under the Affordable Care Act, people and small businesses will be able to purchase insurance through a Marketplace.
