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Colon and rectal cancer rates are rising sharply among Americans in their 20s, according to a new study. Researchers haven't yet pinpointed why, but the trend should be a wake-up call for young adults...

Everyone likes safe food. Polls show consumers want food safety to be a top priority for food companies and policymakers.

Central Iowans got bad news about the quality of their drinking water on Friday when a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Des Moines Water Works against three northern Iowa drainage districts.

How can you get your friend to give you a $100,000 tax break?

Hormones drive many cases of breast cancer. Prolonged heavy exposure to the hormone estrogen is a major risk factor. Here are some things that will help you avoid excessive estrogen exposure and...

Here are several of this past week's deep dives on developments coming out of the Trump White House.

Here are several of this past week's deep dives on developments coming out of the Trump White House.

Here's some news you can use as you begin your weekend.

Americans who live in highly polluted areas are likely at greater risk of developing cancers, especially breast and prostate cancers, according to a new study from the University of Illinois at...

In the coming months, congressional negotiators will try to reconcile two bills aimed at fixing the nation's broken and outdated chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act. As we've made...

The House Committee on Agriculture, in a recent letter to the budget committee, boasts of being “proud to have made a significant contribution to deficit reduction with the passage of the (2014) farm...

The Montgomery County, Maryland, Council has passed an ordinance banning what it calls “cosmetic pesticides” on private lawns. The devil, however, is in the details. The term “cosmetic” means...

As the New York Times reported today, federal lawmakers may be about to give Monsanto a multi billion-dollar break. H.R. 2576, The TSCA Modernization Act, is a bill designed to update our nation's...

Americans overwhelmingly want the government to ensure the safety of the personal care products they buy, according to a new national poll released today by the Mellman Group and American Viewpoint.

The crop insurance industry must be getting desperate. The federal crop insurance program from which this industry profits handsomely is coming under increasing scrutiny. The industry's claims to...

The shampoo you buy at your local drug store must be free of toxic chemicals and safe to use, right? Wrong.

Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., have two things in common.

President Trump is waging a full-scale campaign to roll back decades of progress toward making America's food safer, healthier and more clearly labeled.