Canadians should have known earlier about the listeriosis outbreak that has killed at least 16 people, according to the medical director of Ontario's public health laboratories.

The Cedar Rapids reference is in the third paragraph of tonight's speech by Sen. Barack Obama.He also talked about an Iowa student who can’t afford health care.Here is the text of the speech.

President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has said the constant rumour about his state of health only goes to prove that he is “only human and not super human” as many are wont to believe, maintaining that he is fit enough to be president.

Vitamin D is receiving its "day in the sun" recently as a result of conflicting scientific reports and inconsistent recommendations from health agencies about the health benefits of vitamin D. There are also discussions about the dietary requirement to

( Elsevier ) Exposure to Bisphenol A, phthalates and flame retardants are strongly associated with adverse health effects on humans and laboratory animals. A special section in the October 2008 issue of Environmental Research, "A Plastic World" provides