Report: Birth Rates Leveling Off After Bad Economy
The number of U.S. births may be leveling off after a four year decline according to a new government report released Friday.
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The number of U.S. births may be leveling off after a four year decline according to a new government report released Friday.
The cyclospora outbreak stretching across the nation has now sickened 24 people in Florida, according to state health officials.
A widespread stomach bug, which causes diarrhea and other flu-like symptoms, has Florida health officials looking for more answers about the state's 23 cases.
It's one of the most classic scenes in comedic movie history, but the "Baby Ruth pool scene" in Caddyshack may be closer to reality than swimmers may like.
For the second time in as many weeks, passengers returned from a vacation at sea with claims of hazardous health conditions aboard their cruise ship.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new warning to state and local health officials about a virus that is related to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and appeared for the first time in September 2012.
An antibiotic-resistant family of bacteria continues to spread throughout the U.S. health care system and is now prompting warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this is the earliest flu outbreak in a decade.
Parents at Olson Middle School in Dania Beach are being told to keep an eye on their kids after someone at the school was diagnosed with Legionnaires' Disease.
Congress outlawed advertising tobacco products on television more than forty years ago.
A second deadly case in as many months of bacterial meningitis has been confirmed in South Florida, Miami-Dade County Health officials said Wednesday.
More than 4,000 people have been infected with the West Nile virus this year, making it the biggest outbreak of the disease since 2003, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Four confirmed meningitis cases in Florida are linked to a national outbreak according to Gov. Rick Scott.
More than 90 cases of a rare fungal meningitis have been reported in Florida and eight other states.
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) released the names of the Florida facilities where an ongoing meningitis outbreak can be traced to. Of the eight facilities, one is in South Florida.
It's no state secret that Americans have been in a battle with the bulge for several years. But a group campaigning against obesity said Tuesday Americans are losing the battle and things are going to get much worse.
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could break new ground on concussions suffered by ex-NFL players and the degenerative effects they have on them.
A federal tax loophole is enabling teenagers to switch from cigarettes to lower priced, cigarette-style cigars. Statistics reveal it's getting the next generation hooked.
While teens smoking cigarettes continues to decline, that doesn't necessarily mean teens have quit smoking.
If you're one of the millions of baby boomers born between 1945 and 1965, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes you should get a blood test to see if you are infected with Hepatitis C.
If Americans believed their battle of the bulge was improving; new projections from Duke University researchers paint a dark picture in America's fight against obesity.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the strain of cholera in Haiti is beginning to evolve as some develop a little immunity from the bacterium, according to the Washington Post.
Homicide is no longer one of the top 15 causes of death in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Affordable Care Act, also referred to as Obamacare, has been in effect for a little over a year; and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it's making a big impact on health care for young adults.
A revolutionary spray that kills such things as Anthrax and the H1N1 virus is being made right here in South Florida. It's being gobbled up by major industries such as cruise lines and Homeland Security. But it will soon be available for home use.
All of the teens suffered injuries described as non-life-threatening.
Members of the House Oversight Committee released the report, which included explicit photos of what conditions look like inside.
For Dr. LaToya Lewis, nursing is more than textbooks and clinical skills.
A photo posted on the Hot Spots Charters Facebook page shows the large gray drone next to a table of fish.
President Trump is addressing the United Nations General Assembly as the war with Iran approaches its seventh month.
All of the teens suffered injuries described as non-life-threatening.
Members of the House Oversight Committee released the report, which included explicit photos of what conditions look like inside.
For Dr. LaToya Lewis, nursing is more than textbooks and clinical skills.
"The Defendant cannot be expected to, nor will he, comply with the order of not communicating with other inmates," wrote Israel Encinosa, Sabatino's attorney.
A photo posted on the Hot Spots Charters Facebook page shows the large gray drone next to a table of fish.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.