Half a decade ago or so I interviewed a former CDC expert for a History Channel piece. He used to be in charge of containing several outbreaks in Africa with Ebola and Marburg, the MERS outbreak in Malaysia, and couple of other hemorrhagic close calls. After leaving CDC, he was...

According to a new study by the School of Medical Sciences (UNSW Australia), junk food can alter behavior by causing lasting changes in the reward circuit of the brain – an alteration that triggers obesity. Although the UNSW study was conducted on rats, the conclusions are applicable to humans since mammals share...

If you’ve vaccinated your child with MMR (an immunization vaccine used against measles, mumps, and rubella), you may not like the latest whistleblower revelations originating from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the very agency whose primary job is to keep Americans safe from health threats. According to the whistleblower, CDC has...

Another challenge with finding the right kind of protection is that most sunscreens contain chemicals that cause cancer and upset the hormonal system. I.e. it's the sunblock, not the sun, that is the main culprit.