The U.S. Post Office issues a new collection of stamps promoting awareness of childhood health and safety issues including Regular medical checkups, a balanced diet and exercise.

The Child Health commemorative stamp will be issued September 7 in Philadelphia and then branch out nationwide

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

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

What was once thought to be necessary tools in the fight against an epidemic have now gone to waste.

Hundreds of thousands of flu shots ordered from Europe last year amid fears of a nationwide shortage have now expired and may go to waste, potentially costing taxpayers millions of dollars, officials say Wednesday in an Associated Press report

A statement issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) reveals 14 deaths and 100 injuries in the U.S. since early June were a result of lightning.

The statistics were based on reports from local Weather Service offices and news accounts