We all know we're being manipulated every time we shop, but it can still be unnerving to see the true extent of mind games being played on us. That's why...

Each antibiotic is effective only against certain bacteria. In selecting an antibiotic to treat a person with an infection, doctors estimate which bacteria are likely to be the cause. For...

As deaths from heroin and prescription painkillers mount across the United States, government officials are searching for ways to stem the toll of addiction. The death last week of Oscar-winning...

A top research scientist working for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) played a key role in helping Dr. Brian Hooker of the Focus Autism Foundation uncover data...

A new analysis commissioned by Consumers Union, the policy arm of Consumer Reports, and conducted by the independent Portland-based economic research firm, ECONorthwest, found from a review of published research...

Influenza, often referred to as “flu,”“ is an infectious respiratory disease caused by type A or type B influenza viruses, which are present in the mucus membranes and secretions of...

Exactly how job aspirations are born, after which evaporated. Study reveals how to persuade individuals with reduced self-confidence to pursue their particular job option – by very first crushing their...

As the country's leading public health agency, the The American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC, the World Health Organization, and the Institute of Medicine all agree that there's probably no...

McDonald's franchise owners are mobilizing against corporate. The franchisees, who operate 90% of McDonald's restaurants, say the company is charging too much for rent, remodeling, and fees for training, reports...

The Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Food Safety as co-lead petitioners joined by the Xerces Society and monarch scientist Lincoln Brower in petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...