Health

A Michigan law requires coverage of cancer drugs. One insurer came up with a “defensible” way to avoid paying for treatments that offered Forrest VanPatten his last chance for survival. “We crossed the line,” says a former executive.

Without effective oversight, unscrupulous retailers have an incentive to continue cashing in on the organic seal.

Like countless animal lovers, I have always considered myself as someone who deeply cares for animals. As a kid, my pet dogs,...

There’s something even better than electoral politics and one-off protests when mobilizing citizen power.

"I would hope that my Republican colleagues listen to the American people and get their priorities right."

A report by the Environmental Working Group reveals that an estimated 2,000 untested chemicals, several of them known or suspected carcinogens, are legally present in conventional packaged foods sold in U.S. supermarkets. But this major public health concern is largely unrecognized by the Food and Drug Administration, which operates under a policy on food additives dating back to 1958.

The problem is summed up in just a few words: "There's not really anyone in charge."

Michelle Obama helped to announce on Friday that the FDA approved a new set of requirements for food nutrition labels for the first time in decades.

“This law cuts through the smoke of misleading green marketing, putting a leash on shady claims and boosting the credibility of sustainability labels.”

The third-year student conducted safety tests and even used the bag herself to ensure it held up to the imagined demands.