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A business group says the limit will hurt American workers. Environmentalists say it's not strict enough. The rule is intended to reduce the health damage of smog.

A look at public health news from around the web. Those Crazy Codes! Experiencing toxic effects after being assaulted by a venomous marine plant? Perhaps…

When an outbreak of HIV among injection drug users was declared in rural Scott County, Indiana, in February, it made national headlines. HIV was supposed…

California Governor Jerry Brown signed landmark legislation Monday, allowing terminally ill patients to obtain lethal medication to end their lives.In a…

Thinking about getting a mammogram in the Dallas-Fort Worth area? You might check carefully because the cost can vary from $50 to as much as $1,045.How…

While a growing number of states have turned their attention to marijuana legalization, another proposal has been quietly catching fire among some…

It's tempting to think that our forebears got lots of blissful snooze time. But modern-day hunter-gatherers aren't getting more than 6.5 hours a night, researchers say. And that's without smartphones.

People with Parkinson's and related forms of dementia improved in a small study when they took a leukemia drug called nilotinib. Researchers say the drug seems to help brain cells eliminate toxins.

While naloxone - a drug that's gaining nationwide visibility for its ability to reverse opioid overdoses - is federally classified as a prescription drug,…

The nation’s substance abuse epidemic is taking center stage after President Obama announced new federal policies to combat the issue yesterday. The…