Current strains of bird flu are “poorly suited for pandemic potential,” said Dr. Shira Doron, a Tufts Medicine infectious ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body mass index (BMI) measure.

While some studies have found red dye No. 3 causes cancer in laboratory rats, officials say the cancer risk has not been ...

Red 3 is banned for food use in Europe, Australia and New Zealand except in certain kinds of cherries. The dye will be banned ...

Do people with obesity have an illness? A panel of global health experts looking at this controversial question announced Wednesday that the definition of obesity should be split into two categories — ...

The FDA has banned Red 3 (erythrosine) from food and ingested drugs, citing cancer risks linked to studies in lab rats. The ...

The ban removes it from the list of approved color additives in foods, dietary supplements and oral medicines, such as cough syrups.

US Food and Drug Administration said it was taking the action as a "matter of law" because some studies have found that the ...

In Budget 2024, the Centre did not meet the goal outlined in its National Health Policy 2017 to allocate a minimum of 2.5% of ...

The Department of Education (DepEd) yesterday assured the public that its approach to sex education in public schools ...

Under the agency's plan, nicotine would be capped at levels that “could no longer create and sustain this addiction among ...