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The Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday that e-cigarettes may be giving young adults seizures.

Rockland County is declaring of state of emergency Tuesday over the ongoing measles outbreak and barring unvaccinated people from public places.

A recall of raw ground beef products has been announced due to a potential E. coli scare. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that La Rosita Fresh Mark, Inc. has issued a recall of approximately 54

Two common ADHD medications, Adderall and Vyvanse, used in teens and young adults may be more likely to cause psychosis, according to a new study.

'Medical conditions in unprecedented numbers'

Apple's wildly successful wireless Bluetooth headphones, AirPods are among the products 250 international scientists are warning we may be exposed to radiation from, raising cancer risks.

The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on the trend.

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating claims that Johnson & Johnson concealed asbestos contamination in its popular baby powder and other talcum products.

(Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who take fluconazole, an oral antifungal used ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just issued a new update to its ongoing investigation of a months-long Salmonella outbreak linked to turkey products. The update, which is the first s...

Authored by Dagny Taggart via The Organic Prepper blog, An infectious disease expert has warned that a deadly disease found in deer could infect humans in the near future. Often referred to as "zombie deer" disease because of the symptoms, Chronic

(Editor's note: Although chronic wasting disease has not been detected in Louisiana or Oklahoma, it has been found in 24 states around the country, including Texas and Arkansas, according to this...

Hundreds have fallen ill in a Salmonella outbreak tied to raw turkey, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting more than 60 new cases in 24 states since its last report in December.

Researchers say they've found clues that depression may worsen cognitive decline

As marijuana legalization sweeps North America, use of the substance has been on the rise, and the public's attitude is shifting. An increasing number of people believe that 'weed' is the safest recreational drug, one that carries health benef

Sen. Bernie Sanders sent a blistering letter to a pharmaceutical company demanding answers about its decision to charge $375,000 for a once-free drug, calling it a

A member of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma told people at the prescription opioid painkiller's launch party in the 1990s:
"The launch of OxyContin Tablets will be followed by a blizzard of prescriptions that will bury the competition. The prescription blizzard will be so deep,

Church officials in New Mexico and Pennsylvania say parishioners should get less personal to avoid getting sick.

Replacing 30 minutes of sedentary time with 30 minutes of physical activity at a light intensity was associated with a 17% lower risk of early death in a new study.

Researchers in the United Kingdom announced Thursday the launch of a clinical trial for a breathalyzer device that the company believes could be used for early cancer detection in patients. "We urgently need to develop new tools, like this breath test