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Raw milk from a farm in Franklin County is to believed to be the origin for an outbreak of illness that's sickened more than three dozen people in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia and Maryland, including two in Bucks, according to officials.
Continue reading Officials Say Raw Milk Sickens Dozens.
A Minnesota food company said Friday it is recalling more than a million hard-cooked eggs distributed to 34 states after testing revealed some may be contaminated with listeria.
Continue reading Minn. Food Company Recalls About 1 Million Eggs in 34 States.
Komen for the Cure just released the following statement from Nancy Brinker and the Susan G. Komen Board of Directors:
Continue reading Bad News: In Shocking Reversal, Komen Says It Will Fund Planned Parenthood .
When ticking off the benefits of physical activity, few of us would include intracellular housecleaning. But a new study suggests that the ability of exercise to speed the removal of garbage from inside our body's cells may be one of its most valuable, if least visible, effects.
Continue reading Exercise Is Like a House Cleaning for the Body .
Participants shout slogans and display placards during a rally to 'stand up for women's health' at the National Mall in Washington, DC, in April 7. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has entered the controversy over America's largest breast cancer advocacy group's cut in funding to Planned Parenthood by vowing to make up $250,000 of the missing funds out of his own pocket.
Tobacco, alcohol...and sugar?
A new commentary published in Nature argues that just as the first two substances are regulated in various ways by government authorities, so should be sugar.
Continue reading A Spoonful of Bad Health? UCSF Researchers Slam Sugar.
On the defensive, the White House scrambled Thursday to explain its requirement that church-affiliated employers cover birth control after House Speaker John Boehner called it unconstitutional and demanded immediate reconsideration.
Continue reading Boehner: White House Birth Control 'Mandate Violates Our Constitution'.
In the first full year of the new healthcare law, 3.6 million people in the government Medicare program saved $2.1 billion on prescription drugs in 2011, the Obama administration announced Thursday.
Continue reading Health Law Delivers $2.1 Billion in Savings on Drugs for Seniors.
The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings, including popular pizza, will come with less sodium and more whole grains, with a wider selection of fruits and vegetables on the side, first lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced during a visit Wednesday with elementary students.
Continue reading Michelle Obama Announces School Lunches Will Have More Veggies, Whole Grains .
Chef and television personality Paula Deen was blindsided by the public backlash following the announcement that she has type 2 diabetes. But what has the butter-loving star shocked more than anything? None of her famous foodie friends have shown her one ounce of support.
Continue reading Paula Deen Shocked By Lack Of Support After Diabetes Diagnosis.
Many Americans eat processed meats every day despite the fact that they're loaded with preservatives.
Continue reading WATCH: Processed Meat Increases Risk of Pancreatic Cancer.
Most healthcare plans will be required to cover birth control without charging co-pays or deductibles starting Aug. 1, the Obama administration announced Friday.
Continue reading Obama Orders Free Birth Control for All.
File this one under amazing tales: We've all heard stories of how children -- or event pets -- have been able to alert 911, emergency officials or simply another person to an alarming situation that involves a life or death situation.
Continue reading Unborn Baby's Kick Prompts Mom to Save Father's Life.
Pastor Rick Warren has helped more than 15,000 members of his Saddleback Church to collectively lose about 250,000 pounds through a fitness program he launched last January.
A new study suggests divorce raises the risk of early death.
Researchers from the University of Arizona reviewed 32 published studies, found that divorced adults have a significantly higher risk of early death compared with married adults.
Continue reading WATCH: New Study Shows that Divorce Can Raise Risk of Early Death.
The abortion rate in New York city is more than double the national average, according to a recent report released by the local heath department.
Continue reading New York Abortion Rate Highest in the US.
Don't just assume a baby's sleep problems are normal and will soon pass, suggests a new study that finds babies with sleep issues are several times more likely to still have difficulties when they are toddlers compared to babies who sleep well.
Continue reading Babies' Sleep Problems Persist Into Toddler Years.
Planned Parenthood, the country's leading abortion provider, finally saw a decline in the number of lethal procedures its affiliates performed in a year, according to its latest annual report.
Continue reading Planned Parenthood Abortions Dip Below Previous Years.
Australia's medical watchdog agency met Wednesday to assess whether potentially faulty French-made breast implants pose a threat to women.
Continue reading Australia Investigating French Breast Implant Risk.
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