The recent passing of the Food Safety Bill in combination with a new bacteria-detecting technology is likely to make American consumers safer.

Many elderly individuals rely on nursing homes to take care of them as they grow less independent. However, those in urban and largely minority neighborhoods are slowly losing access to those nursing homes.

McGill University of Montreal has found that patients in private room intensive care are less likely to develop infections than those in multi-bed intensive care units.

Popular bottle rocket fireworks are responsible for serious eye damage and even loss of vision in children, according to a study at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

P. acnes, the bug that causes pimples, might also cause infection from contaminated skin, according to new research.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary has released a report outlining national health care expenditures.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have announced new standards and guidelines for fluoride in drinking water.

Health care professionals base much of their work on practice guidelines issued by experts. New research shows that this might be problematic.

Much research has been done that illustrates the dangers of second-hand smoke. Now, a new study shows that "third-hand smoke" is also harmful to your health.

5a-reductase inhibitors (5a-RIs), drugs that treat conditions associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH, or prostate enlargement), have been shown to produce sexual side effects in some patients.