Public health

Children under 5 living near a chemical plant in West Virginia were found to have higher concentrations of an industrial chemical than their mothers.

Climate change threatens human health, therefore reducing greenhouse gas emissions may help our medical well-being, too

Only 12% of the sum recommended by the CDC.

An Indian clinic's claim of totally untreatable TB ignited public fears, but experts say poor disease management is the real threat

Kerry Washington knows that her new drama, Scandal, will inevitably be compared to another drama about D.C.: The West Wing. Scandal tells Audie Cornish on

It's not luck.

A famous claim in economics is that the costs of services (such as health care and education) tend to increase relative to the costs of goods (such as food, oil, and machinery). But a sharp decline in the costs of health care, education, and other services is now possible, thanks to the ongoing revolution in information...

Have you ever seen a commercial that says, If you have insomnia, ask your doctor about cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)? I haven't. But I have seen many

It's difficult to put a price on things like taking a mountain completely off the map or putting a ton of mercury into the atmosphere. But that hasn't stopped researchers from trying.

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May 15 (Reuters) - Close to one in three people in theUnited States may sleepwalk during their lives, according to aU.S. study that said severe depression and other sleep disordersmay increase the possibility.A

Earlier this year, officials in Pinellas County in Florida decided to remove the cavity-fighting chemical from its water supply. They weren't the first, and won't be last. Was it a mistake?

As I survey the lack of reason that infests--nay, permeates every fiber of--my country, sometimes I despair. Whether it's because of the freak fest that the race for the Republican nomination has become, with each candidate seemingly battling to prove...

People who work long hours are more likely to become depressed, even if they're working in the executive suite. That's according to a study of British civil servants. Other studies have found that people with higher incomes are less vulnerable to depression, but they didn't factor in work hours.

Counterfeit drugs are a huge problem in Africa and elsewhere. HP and the African social enterprise network mPedigree team up to help ensure patients that the medicine they're taking will cure them, not harm them.