People from all walks of life were affected by the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.  Many people sickened or injured by the billowing dust clouds and debris …

City council members voted unanimously on Tuesday, July 22, to allow a proposal calling for a ban on new fast-food restaurants in a 32-square-mile area to be presented to the Los Angeles (LA) City Council …

Imagine driving your children to school.  Or commuting along an interstate in rush-hour traffic.  Or rushing your wife to the delivery room for the imminent birth of your child.  Or any other scenario that puts …

Many chain restaurants operating in New York City are mandated by a new law to post calorie counts alongside prices on their menus or they risk fines that range from $200 to $2,000. The …

Michael Savage, host of the widely syndicated radio program, “The Savage Nation,” is under fire today for saying last week that 99% of the children diagnosed with autism are really just brats without fathers around …

After weeks of getting blamed for causing as many as 1,200 people in 42 states and the District of Columbia to become ill with infection from Salmonella, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has …

A new law in the Netherlands makes it illegal to smoke cigarettes in a public place but smoking marijuana at licensed cannabis cafes is still legal, as long as there is no trace of tobacco …

As American senators angrily bickered across party lines last week, the bill that met with overwhelming approval in the US House of Representatives that would eliminate a 10% pay cut for doctors treating Medicare patients …

Lawmakers for the state of California passed a disclosure law in 2006 that requires hospitals to report each time a patient suffers certain adverse events caused by inadequate medical care during hospitalization. Some officials …

More than two weeks after public health officials in the United States issued a warning to consumers against eating certain types of tomatoes linked to more than 800 cases of salmonella infection, the source of …