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Maine becomes the second state to pass a law requiring food producers to label GMO food, but other states must follow before it goes into effect. Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill that would require food producers to label foods that contain...
If you (or your children) turn up your nose at brown apple slices, would you prefer fresh-looking ones that have been genetically engineered? Neal Carter, president of Okanagan Specialty Fruits, in British Columbia, Canada, certainly hopes so. His...
White wine, beer and Brussels sprouts can be major sources of the toxic metal arsenic in people's diets, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed the diets of 852 people in New Hampshire, and the levels of arsenic in their toenails, which show...
The global death toll from cancer rose to 8.2 million in 2012 with sharp rises in breast cancer as the disease tightened its grip in developing nations struggling to treat an illness driven by Western lifestyles. Cancer deaths were up 8 percent from...

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