If you come across brightly colored, cloth-bound books from the Victorian era, you might want to handle them gently, or even steer clear altogether. Some of their attractive hues come from dyes that could pose a health risk to readers, collectors or librarians.

Worrying news if you are someone who consumes salt daily

Chronic, low-level lead poisoning is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adults and cognitive deficits in children, even at levels previously thought to be safe, according to a paper by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Simon Fraser University in Canada, and Harvard Medical School, and Boston Children's Hospital.

A wave of mysterious illness is striking marine mammals along California’s coast, leaving sea lions, dolphins, and fur seals disoriented and sick. Experts suspect domoic acid poisoning, caused by harmful algal blooms, as the culprit behind the alarming symptoms. From Oceano Dunes to Santa Barbara, this outbreak has prompted urgent responses from marine wildlife organizations...

Raw poultry is one of the main causes of Salmonella poisoning, which affects thousands of people in the U.S. every year. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows that a few products with high levels of very virulent Salmonella strains are responsible for most of the illnesses from raw chicken parts. The researchers suggest regulation efforts should focus on detecting and preventing those types of high-risk contamination.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall of a frozen dessert that could pose a danger to certain consumers. Here are the details.