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What does it take to get chickens off antibiotics? According to Perdue Farms, an added dose of the "good bacteria" known as probiotics can help crowd out the harmful microbes that make a chicken sick.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A surprising new study pulls back the curtain on one of the most contentious issues in health care: differences in payment and income…

Research suggests that women may not be getting the information they need to make informed decisions about prenatal genetic testing, particularly invasive tests that can harm the fetus.

Among more than 1,500 adolescents who had consumed at least one drink before age 18, researchers have found that although a gene variant prevents some…

When healthier school lunch standards went into effect, many worried kids would toss their mandated veggies. But researchers say letting kids pick what they put on their tray can cut down on waste.

Major food companies have cut trillions of calories, and studies show Americans are consuming fewer calories because of it. But some advocates think companies should do more to improve our diets.

Although most people with diabetes have Type 2, most of the kids I treat have Type 1. And this week, after spending the majority of my time explaining why…

The president warned that the U.S. alone could not halt the epidemic and that without more help to stop the disease, hundreds of thousands of people could die.

Interview HighlightsLewis: In West Africa, one reason the current Ebola epidemic has been so hard to control is that basic health services such as…

The CDC reported this week that there is a slow down in the number of new cases of Type 2 diabetes. "That’s a turnaround after a 20-year period when the…