The FDA approves an application from Medtronic for revised labeling of certain devices.
OSHA has found Wisconsin Central Limited railway in violation of the Federal Railroad Safety Act for improperly terminating a conductor.
The screenings begin in seven states this month.
The page offers information related to chronic diseases that accompany aging.
Events and outreach for National Public Health Week 2014 emphasize emergency preparedness, disease prevention, and healthy diets and lifestyles.
The number of pending disability compensation claims peaked at more than 611,000 in March 2013, but the Department of Veterans Affairs has chopped it approximately 44 percent to 344,000 claims.
The FDA has issued a recall of the company's dark chocolate after tests showed high levels of milk protein.
Marketing is now allowed for a device that serves as preventative treatment for migraines.
The institution's Board of Trustees has approved the renaming its School of Public Health and Health Services as the Milken Institute School of Public Health and also creation of the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness.
Although officials were concerned about safety, tests show there were no unusual chemicals found in the Skittles.
The agency suggests implementing a new label that draws more attention to the connection between nutrition and chronic diseases.
FDA has issued its first-ever order to stop the sale and distribution of tobacco products.
The agency announced a call for abstracts for the first annual International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health.
The total statewide was 202 as of Feb. 7, and 41 other deaths are under investigation but not yet confirmed as influenza-related. During the entire 2012-2013 flu season, there were 106 flu deaths in California.
"The Real Cost" campaign aims to educate children and teens ages 12-17.
The state's Department of Health has warned Texans against eating six species of fish caught in the Neches River Basin.
The report says the estimated cost of infectious diseases in the United States exceeds $120 billion annually.
The Xinhua news agency reported China has banned trading of live birds in some regions as the number of infections and deaths has increased.
Mayo Clinic researchers performed a meta-analysis of 36 studies involving 1.9 million patients with acute myocardial infarction. They found differences in mortality between those arriving at the hospital in off-hours and regular hours have increased in recent years.
The FDA has issued a warning that the highly contagious virus is spreading through oysters.