Tests for gutter oil prove to be a failure

China's health and food safety watchdogs continue to find an effective way to distinguish "gutter oil" from normal cooking oil.

Ginger may diminish risk of colon cancer

A new study finds that ginger may decrease the risk of colon cancer through diminishing the inflammation in the gut.

Given the nation's food scandals in recent years, a quick, relatively cheap and effective testing kit is timely and reassuring.

A sassy recipe for roasted beets flavored with spices from India.

A mother's exposure to airborne pollutants at work during her pregnancy may increase the likelihood that her unborn child will later develop asthma.

A sweet tooth isn't necessarily bad for your health - at least not when it comes to chocolate, hints a new study.

Smokers tend to suffer heart attacks years earlier than non-smokers, suggests a new study from Michigan.

Regular aerobic exercise worked just as well as relaxation therapy or the antiepileptic drug topiramate in preventing migraine headaches.

Kids with type 1 diabetes who spend hours in front of a TV or computer each day may have poorer blood sugar control, a new study suggests.

Taking multivitamins could actually increase the likelihood of dying prematurely, new findings appear to suggest.

Recipe for completely satisfying, relatively cheap and extremely easy to make spicy green mussels.

In the past five years, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has managed to meet its population growth target under the 11th Five-Year Plan.