When a loved one dies, a funeral home is the normal routine for many families. But more people are opting to leave the funeral preparations at home.Burials the natural way

The misinformation and confusion that often hovers around health and science stories will soon be dispelled by top science bloggers at Cancer Research UK.

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a trial for a case in which a Prairie Grove family claims poultry producers used chicken feed that led to litter that caused cancer. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)

Two years ago, Carlsbad author Mary E. Pearson thought her writing days were over when her oldest daughter, Karen, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Susan Wadia-Ells put her energy and skills into researching breast cancer.  What she found was so staggering that it led her to put her career on hold to raise awareness of what is going on.  She founded the National Breast Cancer Prevention Project out of her home last year to raise awareness, get legislation passed, and change the situation.

Breast cancer touches the lives of many people, especially on the Cape, where breast cancer rates are relatively high. So it’s not surprising that for many activists working to support finding a cure, it’s a very personal cause.

As temperatures slowly begin to rise and residents get ready to spend more time outdoors, the American Cancer Society asks families across the country to be sun safe in the coming months.

Susan Wadia-Ells of Manchester says the government and big business could prevent disease by removing carcinogens from products — and has started a foundation to make it happen.

Blueberry season is about to dawn in Northern California, bringing with it the promise of a healthy, long life embedded in the tiny, sweet orbs. A shopper passes blueberry containers at Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op. The berries are a good, tasty source of antioxidants. Nancy Paddock holds the half-pint of organic blueberries she has just purchased at Sacramento Natural Foods ...

Big agribusiness may boost crops temporarily, but wreaks environmental havoc over the long term. Punjab's grand narrative, a success story of bumper harvests, conceals dangerous subplots of pesticide poisoning, water shortages, soil salinity, fertiliser runoff, skyrocketing cancer rates, farmer indebtedness and drug addiction. The world is faced with hungry populations and a collapsing ...