The low cost and easy availability of recreational nitrous oxide makes it an easy drug of choice, particularly for young people.

The legal, political and public health consequences of the largest Salmonella outbreak in the US underscore the importance of food safety inspections and disease surveillance.

"...our finding presents an exciting new possibility to manage food allergies and other gut-related immune diseases..."

Additional resources would enable the FDA to better monitor our food supply and keep unsafe ingredients out of it.

Community gardens can create access to local, fresh food that reduce reliance on convenience food.

New research finds that eating brown rice increases exposure to arsenic in young children.

Public records requested under the Freedom of Information Act have helped shape health policy and keep the government accountable – but recent staff cuts may make this impossible.

An allergic reaction happens when your immune system overreacts to something that should be harmless. Whether that happens can be thanks to your genes, your environment or a combination.

The Epidemic Intelligence Service has been a crucial tool in fighting diseases at home and abroad. Its impact would be impossible to replace.

"They aren't sexy like an arrowhead but they still contain valuable information about what plants people processed in the past."