There were 134 waterborne disease outbreaks associated with swimming pools and other recreational water in the United States in 2007-08, and 36 outbreaks associated with drinking water, according to two federal reports.
With plenty of influenza vaccine available, U.S. health officials urged Americans Wednesday to get a flu shot.
The wife of a former Oklahoma prison warden now faces the prospect of at least a year in prison herself following her conviction for helping an inmate escape.
The economy is down but America's wealthiest are up, proving that it pays to be your own boss.
Fort Dodge police say an Oklahoma woman has been charged with first-degree murder after a newborn was found dead in a hotel.
Unless current health trends are reversed, five common, non-infectious diseases -- cancer, diabetes, heart disease, lung disease and mental health problems -- will cost the world $47 million in treatment costs and lost wages.
$3 trillion in deficit savings must come, at least in part, from raising taxes on the rich, President Obama said Monday. He ripped the GOP for calling his proposal 'class warfare.'
An sheriff's dispatcher says there has been an explosion at an oil rig in Oklahoma, but there have been no confirmed injuries.
Businesses are restoring employee benefits eliminated during the recession. But other employee benefits are going to cost workers extra.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings finally apologizes for the price hike two months ago and reveals that DVD (and now video game) rentals are going to be run by a new company called Qwikster.
