UK study reports that the number of older people diagnosed with four or more diseases will double between 2015 and 2035.
A coalition of U.S. hospitals has decided to take matters into its own hands in the face of ever-rising drug prices: The group is going to start its own drug company to compete with big pharma.
Beijing inspectors went to some of the most polluted cities in the world to discover thousands of officials had failed in their roles to care for the environment.
Antibiotics could become nearly useless by mid-century against intense infections due to bacteria evolving antibiotic resistance. It's time to develop alternatives to antibiotics for small infections.
The efficiency and design of our buildings is an even bigger public health issue than previously thought.
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) in US is warning people, especially kids, to stay away from cellphones whenever possible.
The gene CMAH, that allows for the synthesis of a sugar called Neu5Gc, is missing from humans. This sugar is present in red meats, some fish and dairy products.
UNICEF has published a report and according to their studies, the brains of over 17 million children might be affected by pollution.
Farm animals in the US, such as pigs, cows, and chickens, receive more than 80 percent of the antibiotics sold in the States.
Globally around 200,000 people die each year in the developing world due to organophosphorus pesticide poisoning.
A US sugar industry trade group appears to have pulled the plug on a study that was producing evidence linking sucrose to disease nearly 50 years ago.
The international team of researchers looked at the sperm impact of short and long term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among nearly 6500 15 to 49 year old men in Taiwan.
Average consultation length varies widely, from 48 seconds in Bangladesh, to 22.5 minutes in Sweden. In 15 countries, which represent around half of the world's population, the appointment lasted less than 5 minutes.
Schools are closed, construction has halted, and vehicles have been restricted as levels of PM2.5 pollution spike in the Indian capital.
Developing brains, sleep patterns, and even eyes make children uniquely vulnerable to the body-clock disrupting impact of electronics.
