Approaches to early detection of cancer often seem contentious, but the big-picture view is actually one of remarkable consensus. All major guideline groups recommend the Papanicolaou smear, ...

Dear Readers: Carrots are one of my favorite vegetables, and you can do so much with them. Carrots have a sweet, nutty flavor, and they are also a great source of antioxidants, vitamin C, vitamin A ...

Move over Dunkin’ — America runs on Taco Bell. Or at least a certain subset of iron-gutted ultra-runners does. On Saturday, Oct. 5, about 1,200 registrants are expected to toe the line at the eighth ...

As a registered dietitian, I’m used to fielding all sorts of nutrition questions, from the complex to the outright bizarre. So when my editor challenged me to eat a serving of carrots every day for a ...

Michigan health officials warned the public this week to avoid eating any fish caught from four bodies of water in Kent County. Fish tested from three lakes and a pond near Wyoming and Grandville ...

An 88-year-old man is recovering after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria, vibrio vulnificus, in Collier County. The man, Albert Allison, is unsure how he was infected as he was fishing from a dock ...

Fans attending Friday’s game between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers will have a chance to see history. Not baseball history, but eating history. Bay Area native Joey “Jaws” Chestnut ...

If you have white fish fillets and scallions — plus olive oil, salt, pepper and about 25 minutes — you have dinner. By Melissa Clark Good morning! Today we have for you: A two-ingredient fish dish ...

A new generation might not remember Seattle native Fred Couples as the ultracool Hall of Fame golfer who won the 1992 Masters. They might remember him as the guy who seemingly could not eat enough ...

Eating fries three times a week raises the risk of diabetes by 20%, warns new research. But scoffing similar amounts of boiled, baked or mashed potatoes is not associated with such a "substantial" ...