Adults who had experienced physical abuse as children have 56 per cent higher odds of osteoarthritis compared to those who have not been abused...

Violent crimes based on a person's disability would become federal hate crimes offenses under legislation approved by the House of Representatives Thursday. People with disabilities are 50 percent more likely to experience nonfatal violent crime.

A freelance cameraman's appendix ruptured and by the time he was admitted to surgery, it was too late. A self-employed mother of two is found dead in bed from undiagnosed heart disease. A 26-year-old aspiring fashion designer collapsed in her bathroom aft

Food and Drug Administration apparently approved a new antibiotic, cefquinome, to treat a pneumonia-like disease in cattle, despite warnings from health groups and a majority of the agency's own expert advisers that the decision was dangerous for people.

Homes in the U.S. have measurable levels of insecticides that serve as sources of exposure to occupants. Even pesticides which have been banned from use for years continue to persist in homes, and pose a health risk in particular to children and pets.

... none of the Silk flavors in half gallon containers were certified organic. The cartons look exactly the same as before with the exception/removal of the USDA Organic Seal and the word "organic" before soybeans in the nutritional panel...

High levels of exposure to the chemicals known as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to a pair of recent studies.

The brutal economics of farming in the 20th century, along with a heavy dose of official racism at the USDA, all but wiped out a vibrant tradition of black farming in the South. African Americans face significantly higher rates of Type II Diabetes...

The Bush administration is preparing to issue an emergency health advisory for drinking water polluted with the toxic chemical C8.

Like a female Peter Pan, this 23-year-old woman is so terrified of ageing she has chosen not to grow up. Vikki Hensley has frozen her body in time to that of a 12-year-old girl through extreme dieting.