Health

It appears that no matter how delicious the food at your favorite restaurant seems to be, it has nothing to do with how the business operates on the inside. Recently, a pro-worker group called Restaurant Opportunities Centers United produced a guide--mentioned in NY Times Columnist Mark Bittman's column--that lists many of America's most popular restaurants with the purpose of letting you know jus

We all know that sugar can make you fat. But we eat it anyway because it's really good. So what if we were to tell you sugar can also make you dumb? Would you put down your Big Gulp and step away from your Snickers?

Generally, when something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. But what we are about to tell you -- that chocolate may actually help keep you slim -- seems to have a lot of science behind it.

Alexis Rodriguez had quite a shock when he opened his hospital bill, and it almost gave him another reason to visit the hospital. After being treated for pneumonia, his bill for outpatient services to the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital totaled exactly $44, 776,587.

Doctors in the United Kingdom removed a pen from an unidentified woman's stomach that had been there for more than 25 years. And yet, when we're looking for one, they're nowhere to be found.

First Lady Michelle Obama is a world record holder, and she didn't even have to anything weird like stuff a bunch of quarters up her nose or run around in her underwear, which is what less presidentially-connected folks have been doing recently to set world records. Instead, she set her mark in a recent event in which 300,000 kids in locations around the world joined her in doing jumping jacks, sh

For years society has told us that drinking coffee, drinking beer and swearing are bad, but thanks to the results of new research released in 2011, some things we thought were bad are actually good for us. Turns out being a caffeine-addled, Guinness-soaked potty mouth actually improves your health -- in moderation, of course.

E! presenter and reality TV star Giuliana Rancic, who has been battling breast cancer, announced on Today Monday morning that she will undergo a double mastectomy.

Next time you pump your own gas, you might just want to wear gloves. According to a report released by Kimberly Clark Professional, gas pump handles rank as one of the dirtiest surfaces that Americans touch on a regular basis. Yuck.

Anthony, Glen, Isaac and Christian want you to take breast cancer seriously, even if that means they have to send pictures of their sculpted bodies to your cell phone.

Every woman of a certain age knows the horror of waking up to find a few new wrinkles, but Nguyen Thi Phuong lived a worse nightmare. This 23-year-old Vietnamese woman woke up one morning three years ago and looked 50 years older than she was. The young woman was given medication for a seafood allergy that may have caused a reaction in which her skin aged decades in a matter of days.

If you think your toddler eats everything in sight, you haven't met Natalie Hayhurst. The three-year-old is normal in many ways, but her appetite for non-edible items -- a rare medical condition called Pica -- is a real cause of concern.

A girl's minute-long sneezing fit was captured on film by another student in the art class in which the epic allergy attack went down. Leryn, who allowed the video to be uploaded onto YouTube, violently sneezes a whopping 39 straight times. Some have suggested that she was faking it, but 39 straight fake sneezes is a pretty impressive feat too.

The celeb-driven Stand Up 2 Cancer initiative may have just gotten the best promo in the galaxy -- and in those far, far away.

There's drunk, really drunk and so drunk you think you're licensed to perform dentistry. A Port St. Lucie, Florida man was so liquored up he attempted to pull his own tooth, forcing his wife to call the cops to get him to stop.