Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents after exposure, but how at-risk are you? Are there any cases in New Jersey? What rodents carry it? Find out ...

Jason Kale Clampit was sentenced to eight years in prison for making ricin, a biological weapon favored by assassins and terrorists.

You might be surprised by the amount of sugar lurking in your favorite alcoholic beverage. Before placing your next order, ...

A California condor, known as Pey-noh-pey-o-wok’, has died from lead poisoning just months after being released into the wild as part of the Yurok Tribe’s Northern California Condor ...

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) expressed their concerns over Dave Weldon’s nomination to ...

After paramedics found Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa dead in the bathroom of their Santa Fe home, the couple’s dogs led authorities to the actor’s body.

Bureaucracy surrounding Cleveland's lead problem has entered the spotlight as many have expressed frustration over the lack of progress made in the city.

Three Milwaukee Public Schools have been ordered to close by the Milwaukee Health Department due to significant lead hazards ...

Four powdered supplements from Zaarah Herbals were recently recalled by their manufacturer due to potential “elevated levels of lead and arsenic,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced ...

Illinois Department of Public Health launched new laws at the start of the year, including one making lead testing standards ...

Lead can cause serious health problems, especially in young children. In April, the state is offering free soil testing to root out one path to exposure. Recent data has renewed concern for childhood ...