Public Health

Over the long term, a high-fat diet is bad for heart attack risk. Yet a new study finds that if you are going to have a heart attack, you are likely to get through it better if you ate a high-…

The level of mercury in yellowfin, or ahi, tuna is reaching unsafe levels set by the EPA. Credit: Alpha, CC BY Whether man-made sources of mercury are contributing to the mercury levels in open-ocean…

Sicily 1943: whose blood was this US soldier getting? NARA In December 1941, a few days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into World War II, a Detroit mother named Sylvia Tucker…

We've had 50 years of very-expensive, government-mandated penalties against cigarette companies that have funded programs to reduce cigarette smoking - anything that does so should be welcomed.…

Participants in a new study have reported a small but growing and worrisome trend among some gay American men. Often described as a new way to use poppers or as huffing poppers, in fact, the…

A California Democrat believes he can curb diabetes by requiring warning labels on sodas and energy drinks. Warning labels are not new to Californians. Ever since Proposition 65 required the…

Standard cleaning procedures in retail delis may not eradicate Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which can cause a potentially fatal disease in people with vulnerable immune systems.  In a recent…

Olivier Le Moal By Hazhir Rahmandad, Massachusetts Institute of Technology The prevailing notion about obesity is that if we just work out harder and eat a little bit better, then perhaps the obesity…

Question: I am a 30-year-old woman, very active in my home routines. But during my menstrual cycles I have noticed excess weight around my abdomen. I am really confused about it. My friend told me it…

Middle-school children who consume energy drinks are 66% more likely to be at risk for hyperactivity and inattention symptoms, according to results from the Yale School of Public Health, which could…