You can’t avoid all environmental toxins, but you can make it easier for your body to cleanse them.

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A biotechnology company’s genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans’ dinner plates.

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The first outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef is prompting a fresh look at tougher regulations to protect the nation’s meat supply.

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U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site.

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It wasn’t what you would call a casual get-together.  A popular New York blogger attended a brunch with fellow “frazzled moms.” They took in tips from a style expert and listened to a nurse extol the virtues of Mirena, a birth control device sold by Bayer Healthcare.  The nurse was on Bayer’s payroll.

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So stressed out you feel like pulling out your hair?  Save a few strands for the doctor. It could end up saving your life.

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they’ve had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests.

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The transplant recipient made his first appearance on Thursday, about a week after he underwent a nearly 18-hour transplant procedure at a hospital.

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A new study suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants.

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A cell phone text message — and the buzz or beep that signals its arrival — may not help a woman remember to pop her birth control pill, a new study suggests.

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