The nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians has renewed its call for a nationwide ban on the sale and ...

Myths about the vitamin K shot for newborns are all over social media these days. If you’re about to be a parent, you might have run across claims that vitamin K has a “black box” safety warning or ...

NIH is targeting and terminating grants for research studies that it thinks will communicate disfavored viewpoints on diversity, gender identity, climate change, and more, violating First Amendment ...

Are you thinking of splurging on a “hormone balance” supplement? Or maybe you’re considering “cycle syncing”—syncing your diet and exercise routine with your monthly cycle. If so, hormone balance ...

The ACLU today is the nation's largest public interest law firm, with a 50-state network of staffed, autonomous affiliate offices. We appear before the United States Supreme Court more than any other ...

Are paper receipts secretly exposing you to toxic chemicals? A medical toxicologist explains the real risks of handling ...

Many meals still center on refined grains, meat, cheese, or other foods that contribute little or no fiber. But based on the ...

California's new law stops the sale of weight loss or muscle-building pills to teens without a doctor's prescription.

An outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to lettuce and massive recalls of imported meat have made food safety a concern of ...

From the cyclospora outbreak to salmonella in eggs and listeria in ricotta cheese, staying current on the latest recalls is as important as ever. Each year, roughly one in six Americans suffers from a ...

Peptides are short chains of amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) that act as messengers with specific instructions for the cells that they bind to. For example, insulin tells your cells to ...