From heart disease to AIDS and cancer, Biochemist Frank H. Stephenson helps you understand how the tools of biotechnology are being used to combat our most common afflictions. This book is an approachable look at how the human genome project will eventually benefit humanity in ways we haven't yet contemplated.

Michael Moore’s documentary ‘Sicko’ raises important healthcare questions that certainly need to be answered.

Health Canada is warning Canadians not to use Chinese toothpaste found on the Canadian market because 21 products to date have been found to contain unacceptable levels of diethylene glycol (DEG).

A growing and exhaustive body of scientific evidence supporting lutein's eye health benefits is the primary reason driving the growth of this market globally. Several studies have documented the beneficial effects of eating a diet rich in lutein, such as reducing the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataract and even slowing the progression of the disease.

Utah authorities are investigating whether the chief financial officer of Usana Health Sciences Inc. misstated his accounting credentials, the latest in a series of credentials flaps for the vitamin maker, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Tyco International Ltd. will spin off its health-care and electronics units to shareholders at the end of the month after winning approval from its board and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bloomberg News reported Friday.

QuadMed Clinics at Quad/Graphics' West Allis Facility and at Briggs & Stratton and Miller Brewing Company Will Offer Free Healthcare to a Pilot Group of 50 Uninsured Milwaukee County Residents

Open Source Community Will Have Access to a Processing Engine for Understanding and Planning More Efficient Responses to Pandemics

The World Bank's Board of Directors approved on June 7th a US$200 million loan to Colombia in order to integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs, which seek to protect the poor from the impacts of environmental degradation, particularly in terms of health and productivity.

Like most women, you pass along important health tips to your family and friends. That's why the FDA's Office of Women's Health and the Federal Citizen Information Center have put together the free Reproductive Health Kit for you. It features valuable information on sexually transmitted diseases that every woman can use and share with her loved ones.

Across South Africa schools were closed and many hospitals turned away all but emergency cases as public servants observed the first day of a strike. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our bureau in Johannesburg, unions say they will strike until their demands for higher pay are met.

Today U.S. Preventive Medicine(R), a company working to organize and advance a culture of prevention throughout America and the world, commends the efforts of United Arab Emirates Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, for establishing the MBR (Mohammed Bin Rashid) Foundation.