- A new law will go into effect on July 1 banning smoking tobacco indoors throughout the Netherlands. What this means for Amsterdam's historic coffee shops, where smoking tobacco laced with marijuana is more of the main draw, remains up for debate.

According to reports, coffee shop owners say the new ban should not effect them because 'coffee shops' are a place where people go to smoke. They say it is preposterous for the ban to extend to their shops, just as it would be for food to be banned from restaurants, or alcohol from a bar

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to buy or use fraudulent cancer "treatments" available on the Internet that come in many forms, including pills, tonics, and creams and are sold under various names.

The federal agency has sent letters warning more than two dozen companies to stop selling false products that claim to prevent or cure cancer. Medicinal products and devices intended to treat cancer must gain FDA approval before they are marketed, the agency said Tuesday

At least 360 workers who volunteered to perform search and rescue operations at the World Trade Center directly following the September 11, 2001 attacks have since died; 80 of which suffered cancer-related deaths.

The volunteers and rescuers worked at Ground Zero, nearby blocks and at the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. New York state health officials have identified the cause of death for 154 dead volunteers

new survey reveals the medicine-buying capitals of Britain, with Britons in certain areas more prone to colds, tummy aches, and sore throats.

According to a survey, more people in Boldon buy remedies for cold than anywhere else, making the old mining town near Newcastle the cold capital of Britain

The makers of a herbal dietary supplement are paying $23 million to settle a class action suit against them for falsely claiming their product can ward off germs and prevent the common cold and flu.

The settlement by Airborne makers Victoria Knight McDowell, an elementary school teacher from Carmel, California, and her screenwriter husband Thomas Rider McDowell, includes refunds to consumers who bought the tablet and advertising placements in selected publications informing the public how to get the refund