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A Washington private school for young children has shut its doors as health officials investigate an E. coli outbreak that has left two preschoolers hospitalized and possibly exposed an additional 10 staff members and 60 children.

Several brands of 15-ounce, low-sodium and sodium-free black beans have been voluntarily recalled after food inspectors found an ink pen in one of the cans.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is continuing to investigate a multistate outbreak of salmonella linked to backyard chicken farms, the agency announced on its website this week.

The assistant director of a  South Carolina day care asked a child to pee in a cup so her son, who was recently released from jail, could pass a drug test and obtain a job, according to a Rock Hill police reported.

A grieving Idaho mother’s honest Facebook post is tugging at the heart strings of parents across the nation.

Researchers in western Ethiopia say the smell from a live chicken could help protect humans from malarial mosquitoes.

Much conversation has surrounded Playmate Dani Mathers’ decision to body-shame a stranger in a gym by taking her photo and posting it on Snapchat.

BISMARCK, N.D. — Health officials in North Dakota say a child in the northeast part of the state has been hospitalized with the rare and potentially deadly hantavirus disease.

A New Jersey 20-something has embarked on an epic dog walk, trekking around the world with his four-legged best friend in tow.

In a new way to inject drugs, researchers say today they can make bacteria that deliver regular doses of an anticancer toxin deep inside a tumor, usually beyond the reach of conventional chemotherapy.

Compared to teen mothers, girls who have an abortion before age 18 have no negative effects that carry into early adulthood, a nationwide study in Finland suggests.

Taking an anti-HIV pill shortly before sex and for a few days afterward can help protect people against infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, according to researchers in France and Canada.

WASHINGTON — The brain's nerve cells communicate by firing messages to each other through junctions called synapses, and problems with those connections are linked to disorders like Alzheimer's and epilepsy.

MIAMI — Florida health officials have trapped mosquitoes in an area of Miami-Dade County and are testing them for Zika to confirm whether a woman with the virus could be the first person infected directly by a mosquito bite in the continental United States.

Q&A with Dr. Manny: My teenage daughter is having a really difficult time with the passing of her father. I'm afraid she might start using the wrong kind of coping mechanisms to numb her pain. What kind of advice can I give her to help?

The right way to remove them.

Healthy eaters will soon have a new favorite meat, courtesy of China’s farmers, but it’s nothing like grass-fed beef or free-range poultry.

I like to think that I am in pretty good shape.

I know that many of you are going to roll your eyes and say “Oh here goes Dr. Manny, the joy stealer who doesn’t want us to have any fun.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Wednesday it was pushing suppliers to remove eight hazardous chemicals from products including household cleaning, personal care and beauty items.