A substantial portion of California residents speak little to no English so officials are considering a move to require labels on prescription drugs to be translated into their native tongue.

Although progress is reported, 79 percent of 81 adult meals in the study had over 1,500 milligrams of sodium.

Approximately 17.3 million people died from cardiovascular disease in 2008, the WHO says.

A trip to the emergency room is bad, and a heart attack is worse, but combining the two on at night or on a weekend lowers one’s chances of surviving the episode, according to a new report.

A Maryland man who contracted an infection of a dangerous, flesh-eating bacteria in the Chesapeake Bay nearly lost his leg and his life.

A leading doctor in the fight against the Ebola outbreak has died less than a week after contracting the illness.

The Surgeon General reports a 200 percent increase in the rate of melanoma in the last 40 years and blames tanning for the spike.

The bacteria invade cuts and scrapes to cause flesh-eating disease.

Researchers examined how long-term exposure to moderately cold temperatures affected fat cells in five healthy and lean male volunteers.