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Getty ImagesPatients are dying in corridors and pregnant women are miscarrying in side rooms as overwhelmed hospitals struggle to cope, nurses say.The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said evidence provided by more than 5,000 of its members across the...

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food, beverages and drugs, more than three decades after the synthetic coloring was first found to cause cancer in male laboratory rats.The dye,...

Whether you are a couch potato or fitness aficionado, the start of a new year is a great time...

The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it had decided to revoke Red 3's authorization to be added to foods, over concerns about how the food coloring is linked to cancer in laboratory animals. FDA officials have telegraphed the decision...

Regularly eating golden oyster mushrooms protected heart health and promoted longevity in mice. Golden oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) – fungi...

Rachel MorganUrgent action is needed to stop a "lost generation" of children leaving school without ever getting the support they need for their special educational needs and disabilities (Send), MPs have warned.In a highly critical report, the Public Accounts...

Rethinking the way we define obesity could help millions of people worldwide, argue a team of researchers who want...

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed requiring new nutrition labels on the front of food and beverage products, a long-awaited move aimed at changing eating habits associated with soaring rates of obesity and diet-related illness that are...

Getty ImagesThere has been a rise in the proportion of women seeking abortions despite using "natural" methods to prevent pregnancy, like fertility tracking apps, a study in England and Wales suggests.The data, published in BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health,...