Gruinard Island - or as it is better known "Anthrax Island" - lies off the north west coast of Scotland. It became the centre ...

Pennsylvania ranks 5th worst for bacterial contamination in meat according to new FDA data analysis revealing alarming food safety issues nationwide.

A cardiologist warns that everyday food habits like too much salt, sugar, and processed meals could silently raise your risk ...

A potentially fatal waterborne bacteria has impacted two beaches along the coast of Lake Erie.

Optometrists have issued a warning to everyone who wears contact lenses as the summer holidays approach. With the warmer weather arriving, many of us will be eyeing up the pool as a way to cool off.

Florida lacks the hilly topography that supercharged torrential rain into deadly inundations in Central Texas over the July ...

Colistin is a potent, last-resort antibiotic, used only to treat people with dangerous, life-threatening bacterial infections that have developed resistance to other drugs. But it's not foolproof.

It turns out that your very own kitchen—or even a routine trip to the grocery store—might be packed with seemingly harmless (and delicious) foods that could pose a serious risk to your health. From ...

From asteroids the size of football stadiums to nuclear war and man-made pandemics, it can seem as if humankind is in ...