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Bringing home the bacon might not be such a great idea, according to stricter new dietary advice from the British government issued Friday.

Wal-Mart is expected to announce that it will reformulate thousands of products to make them healthier and push its suppliers to do the same.

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

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.

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.

The Daily Beast examined the data for kids meals from dozens of national chain restaurants across the four categories available for each eatery: calories, saturated fat, sodium, and carbohydrates. Each meal was ranked within each nutritional category, then the ranking each meal received for each nutritional category was totaled to determine the final ranking.

A new analysis of U.S. health data links children's attention-deficit disorder with exposure to common pesticides used on fruits ...

As a sunken rig continues to spew 42,000 gallons of oil a day off the Louisiana coast, health and fishing industry experts say seafood will remain safe to eat.

More than a half-century after his father invented instant noodles to feed Japan's war-ravaged masses, Koki Ando says it is time to change the high-calorie, salt-laden fast food into healthier fare for the fastidious.