Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) sickened 17,058 people and killed 8 in July in central China's Hunan province.

Eating cocoa flavanols daily may help improve mild cognitive impairment.

At least 22 people got sick Sunday in the northeastern Mexican city of Matamoros after eating bad chicken at a local party.

The Indonesian government is to issue a new regulation putting a cap on the amount of salt, glucose and fat on ready-to-serve food marketed in the country this year.

China is concerned about pesticide residue levels in wines and other food products.

Regulations on food packaging will take effect from Jan 1, 2013, in a bid to guide the public in making food choices and reduce risks of chronic non-communicable diseases.

The Health Department of Houston confirmed that the city has so far reported a total of eight cases of the West Nile virus.

China's average life expectancy rose to 74.83 years as of the end of 2010, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Health departments should protect patients' privacy and refrain from leaking their personal information and related materials.