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Consumer prices increased slightly last month as food and energy costs ticked up, but there was little sign of widespread inflation. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.1 percent in November, less than the previous month's rise of 0.2 percent, the Labor Department said Wednesday. In the past year, prices have moved up only 1.1 percent.

Chefs in Italy had to use a crane to lift the 2,072-pound pork sausage from its cooking vessel.

A new report on eating disorders cites data showing a sharp increase in children's hospitalizations for such problems.

US food manufacturer Del Monte is set to be bought up by private equity fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts for $5.3bn.

Men who eat foods containing a lot of saturated fats think burgers and fries and monounsaturated fats may be producing fewer and less active ...

A Mexico City borough went for the whole enchilada - and got it!

A new study finds that two types of chemical compounds found in ginger -- gingerols and phenols -- can be used as an analgesic to treat muscle pain.

Organizers promise patrons will 'have a ball' at the Minnesota Testicle Festival.

Most Americans still don't eat vegetables often enough, and fruit consumption is actually dropping a little, according to a new government report released Thursday.

Mind-numbing headaches are more likely to strike as the mercury rises, a recent Harvard University study says. But the heat may not be the only perpetrator at play.