In a landmark decision, the U.S. House of representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to regulate the tobacco industry by the federal health agency.

The House voted 326-102 to approve the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) broad authority to regulate cigarettes and other forms of tobacco

Serrano peppers from Mexico are now being linked to the salmonella outbreak in the U.S. after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found the bacteria strain at a Mexican farm growing the hot chili.

The salmonella Saintpaul strain found in the irrigation water and serrano peppers grown at a farm in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, prompted the FDA to issue a public warning against eating serranos

The Canadian Medical Association has called on hospital cafeterias to lead the battle for better nutrition by offering healthier menus.

In an editorial published Wednesday in CMA's Journal, the association pointed out that the bulk of food served in hospital cafeterias across the nation have high levels of trans fat, salt, sugar and other unhealthy ingredients. Other hospitals even have outlets of fast food chains known for fat, sugar and salt-laden items

In a first of its kind move, the Los Angeles city council on Tuesday approved a one-year ban on new fast-food outlets in a low-income neighborhood with a high incidence of obesity and diabetes.

The moratorium aims to attract restaurants in the 32-square mile area of South Los Angeles to offer healthier food choices. The ban covers the 500,000 people living in the area, residents of which are mainly Latinos and African-Americans

Consumption of as much as two fruit juices a day could increase the risk of diabetes in African-American women by almost a third, a new study suggests.

The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, tracked 43,000 participants in the Black Women's Health Study for a decade to find out how drinking patterns affected diabetes risk. Women who had fruit drinks including Kool- Aid, fruit punch, Snapple and juices were 31 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who did not