A third of men in their 30s may already have tiny cancerous tumors in their prostates. How much tea would one have to drink to build up cancer-suppressing levels in one’s prostate tissue?

Sugar is no longer considered just empty calories, but an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. So what happens if you switch to artificial sweeteners?

Dark chocolate is pitted against milk chocolate in a test of artery function.

How the egg industry funded a study designed to cover up the toxic trimethylamine oxide reaction to egg consumption.

Should the active ingredient in aspirin be considered an essential vitamin?

The aspirin compounds naturally found in plant foods may help explain the lower cancer rates among those eating plant-based diets.

The benefits of taking a daily aspirin must be weighed against the risk of internal bleeding.

A quarter- to a half-teaspoon a day of powdered ginger can be as pain-relieving as ibuprofen, without the risk of damage to the intestinal lining.

Experiments showing how much vitamin C our body absorbs and excretes can give us a sense of how many vitamin C rich fruits and vegetables we should be eating each day.

Is it the casein or the cow insulin that explains the link between milk consumption and the development of type I diabetes?