But she and other experts are urging people to avoid using spoons, spatulas, ladles, tongs and containers made from the ubiquitous material. A growing body of research suggests black plastic, which ...

FDA receives reports almost daily from different food companies regarding potential allergens or foodborne illnesses.

The presence of human waste in sewage overflow or stormwater runoff that ultimately finds its way into rivers and lakes is a ...

Polymer tea bags release billions of plastic particles during brewing. They interact with intestinal cells, even entering the ...

The retired civil engineer is concerned about the amount of untreated waste water being dumped in the Mpenjati River.

Most people know by now that microplastics are building up in our environment and within our bodies. However, according to Dr. Leonarde Transande, director of environmental pediatrics at NYU School of ...

Kochi: A major hepatitis A outbreak was reported from Kalamassery. The affected areas are Peringazha, HMT Estate and Kurupra, ...

Over 200,000 bottles of the antidepressant duloxetine have been recalled due to higher-than-acceptable levels of ...

Drinking or accidentally inhaling raw milk that contains bird flu virus may lead to illness, health officials from California ...

Meldonium first became known to sports fans in 2016 when the former world number one tennis player Maria Sharapova tested ...