While Other Nations Have Improved Rate Of Maternal Mortality, U.S. Figures Remain High
Although the United States recently experienced a slight drop in maternal deaths, the nation's maternal mortality rate has risen steeply since 2000, a time when it was falling by more than a third globally.
A Mysterious Polio-Like Illness That Paralyzes People May Be Surging This Year
Through July, 32 new cases of AFM have been confirmed across the United States this year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a sharp rise compared with last year, when just seven cases ...
Hong Kong Halts Poultry Imports as Bird Flu Hits the United States
Hong Kong said Monday it has suspended imports of certain United States (U.S) poultry and poultry products because strains of avian influenza have been identified in the United States.
Fast Food Targeting Black Kids in US: Study
Fast-food restaurants in the United States are "disproportionately" targeting black children and kids in middle-income and rural areas, according to a newly published study. Researchers at Arizona State University and University of Illinois at Chicago...
Fact Box: Soda, Sugar Taxes Across the United States
Voters in four U.S. cities will decide on Tuesday whether they would like to tax sugary drinks, the latest in a series of such measures as officials and nutritionists seeks ways to address obesity, diabetes ...
Imported spices from India, Mexico found contaminated
About 12 percent of spices brought to the United States are contaminated with those from Mexico and India found to be most contaminated, according to an analysis of spice imports by federal food authorities.The contaminants ...
Nearly Half of the Seafood Supply Goes Waste in the United States
As much as 47 percent of the edible US seafood supply is lost each year, mainly from consumer waste, new research suggests.
59% Tuna Sold In The U.S Is Not Real Tuna
A study done by nonprofit ocean protection group Oceana, took 1,215 samples of fish from across the United States and genetically tested them. Surprisingly, the result showed that 59% tuna sales in restaurant and grocery ...
Massive US Health Tab For Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals
Exposure to tiny doses of hormone-disrupting chemicals is responsible for at least $340 billion (310 billion euros) in health-related costs each year in the United States, according to a report published Tuesday.
US Cancer Death Rate Drops 25 Percent Since 1991
The cancer death rate in the United States has dropped 25 percent from a peak in 1991, mainly due to a steady decline in smoking and advances in early detection and treatment of tumors, new ...