King Nut Companies, an Ohio-based regional distributor of peanut butter, has announced it is recalling two lines of peanut butter it ships, but does not manufacture, in response to the news that officials at the …

Winter has come with a vengeance across much of the United States and Canada, leaving fire departments everywhere on heightened alert as people struggle to stay warm inside.  Outside, however, as the snow piles up, …

Long-haul truckers do it. So do airplane pilots and air traffic controllers. And railroad engineers and dispatchers. Many industries that require round-the-clock work require their personnel to work a limited number of …

Almost all doctors in the United States say they’ve spent too much time on paperwork lately, so much so that many of them are forced to spend more time with paperwork than with their patients, …

Pediatricians and allergists have been suspecting it but recently the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed it: more American children than ever are developing allergies to some of the most common …

The typical Western diet, laden with fried foods, salty snacks, and a heavy dose of meat, increases the risk for heart attack by as much as 30%, regardless of where in the world the Western …

The number of white, middle-aged American men and women committing suicide increased by 35% from 1999 to 2005, according to the latest issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The rate of suicide …

The Institute of Medicine, chartered to establish dietary standards for all Americans, says children and teenagers need twice the currently recommended daily dose of vitamin D in order to stave off diseases such as osteoporosis …

Most parents would not willingly feed their children a breakfast made almost entirely of sugar but it happens more often than one would imagine, according to the people at Consumer Reports. A nutritional comparison …

In last week’s vice-presidential debate, Democratic Senator Joseph R. Biden made reference to the health-coverage plan proposed by his opponents as “the ultimate bridge to nowhere,” among other disparaging remarks. Post-debate fact-checking individuals and …