Herbal supplements may become even more popular as new safety regulations are implemented, but are they right for you? That depends on the herb, your current health and your medical history.

BURKINA FASO:The death of a 14-year-old girl from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has sparked shock and anger in Burkina Faso, which has been seen as far ahead of other African countries in the fight against the practice.

Items were distributed by state to promote healthy eating, officials say

Three babies died after becoming trapped and suffocating, officials say

Jenny McCarthy is spreading the word that a gluten-free diet may reverse symptoms of autism. Her son is stricken with the disease.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A sick Canadian bakery worker has been fined C$1,000 ($970) for ignoring an order to stay at home until he recovered from symptoms of salmonella poisoning, medical officials said on Thursday.

At least one in 10 teenage girls is carrying a sexually-transmitted disease which could give them cancer. By the age of 18, around 20% of girls will have contracted the virus, while by the age of 24, 40% will have done so.

1931 Dr. Cornelius Rhoads, under the auspices of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Investigations, infects human subjects with cancer cells. ......................

Annual health care spending per person totaled $6,409 in New England and $6,151 in the rest of the Northeast, compared to a national average of $5,283, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reports in Tuesday's issue of the journal Health Affairs

...French study shows cannabidiol may be effective in preventing bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known as mad cow disease. Scientists at the National Centre for Scientific Research in France found cannabidiol - a non-psychoactive ingredient -.....