New York City's health department is urging city restaurants to stop serving food containing trans fats, says a report in The New York Times.

Trans fats are chemically modified ingredients that can be found in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, the report says. The fats increase the risk of heart disease and should not be part of any healthy diet, according to health officials cited by the paper

Consumer advocates are asking Congress to investigate the Food and Drug Administration's plans to return silicone gel-filled breast implants to the market.

Last month, the FDA announced it would approve Mentor Corp's silicone implants if the company meets certain conditions

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a "Drug Watch" Web page that would list drug safety concerns that are being evaluated by the agency.

The drug industry's U.S. lobbying group said the information the FDA wants to publicize "is too vague and preliminary to be of any value in making informed treatment and prescribing decisions

By month's end, federal health officials hope to decide whether women will be allowed to buy emergency contraception without a prescription.

The debate centers around the option of selling the pills over-the-counter, or implementing an age check, similiar to the requirements for alcohol and cigarettes

A Nevada official confirms two ducks found in a pool outside a Las Vegas Strip casino have tested positive for West Nile Virus.

Anette Rink, Nevada Department of Agriculture director of animal disease and food safety says, "It's my understanding that the birds were picked up in a pool at a Strip casino