In 1980 the FDA concluded that aspartame could "contribute to the development brain tumors" and recommended that the sweetener no longer be used. However, then Searle Chairman Donald Rumsfeld vowed to "call in his markers" and got the sweetener approved.

children who get the flu vaccine are more at risk for hospitalization than their peers who do not get the vaccine.

Populations of mosquitoes can quickly get out of hand and make outdoor activities during the summer months very unpleasant. There are, however, steps you can take to reduce the mosquito population in and around your home.

A. Of 25 infectious diseases that have historically caused high mortality in human beings, many probably reached humans from domesticated animals. including diphtheria, influenza A, measles, mumps, pertussis, rotavirus, smallpox and tuberculosis.

In Ventura County, medical marijuana patients can now apply for a cannabis card that will serve as a proof that they are legitimate users of marijuana for medical use. The cannabis card program was enacted under Senate Bill 420.

A New South Wales woman has been confirmed as Australia's first case of swine flu.

A flash of insight. A solution to a longstanding problem. We all long to express ourselves creatively, admire the capacity to be original. It seems to be part of human nature.Immersion in creative enterprises is hugely rewarding by itself. And often

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has confirmed at least two cases of swine flu in the state, while the New York City Department of Public Health reported at least eight out of an estimated 100 students at a Queens prepatory school who--

So much for "evidence-based medicine." The FDA has publicly announced that makers of liquid morphine drugs can continue selling them even though such drugs have never been approved by the FDA.

It's not just American adults who are faced with an epidemic of obesity. Children and adolescents are becoming overweight at an alarming rate.