The study surveyed more than 60 different rice products ranging from infant cereals to rice pasta and rice drinks and found “worrisome” levels of inorganic arsenic in most of the products. Others suggest, however, the levels are not cause for concern.

Shawnee County residents are joining in the hundreds to participate in a group workout at Moore Bowl at Yager Stadium this evening for the Third Annual Shawnee County's Largest Workout.

New research shows positive and negative interactions with the environment can cause physical changes to the brain.

Fifty types of cancer were added to an updated list of World Trade Center-related illnesses covered under a Sept. 11 health program.

Jackson Heights High School will be hosting a blood drive in the commons area from 1pm until 6pm.

And Kansans can now apply for their health care assistance electronically.

Aquapheresis is thought to be a better way to help congestive heart failure patients shed the water and salt they often retain.

The growing issue on battling obesity took center stage in Topeka. The Kansas Summit of Obesity addressed its alarming problem in Kansas today.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says up to 10,000 people are at risk. Virus causes a rare lung disease that kills about a third of those infected.

Usually being obese means a higher chance of developing health problems. But, a new study shows that it is possible to be fat and fit - and also to be at no greater risk for some chronic diseases.

Sixty-seven million Americans - about one-third of the country - have high blood pressure, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released Tuesday. However, only half of them have are actively working to control it.

Author Judy Blume, famous for her young adult novels "Forever," "Blubber" and "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," announced on her blog that she underwent a mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

The new website www.kancare.ks.gov answers questions about the state's new Medicaid program.

The new KanCare site contains information and material from KDHE’s former KanCare Web page plus more content to assist Medicaid consumers and service providers during the system's transition.

Advocates with Topeka's "National Rally for Change" say they want hospitals to review their birth-specific policies and procedures.

A 3-year-old girl, born without arms to a German mother who took the drug thalidomide, uses power-driven artificial arms in 1965. (AP File Photograph)

The mangoes were sold as individual fruit throughout the country, including at Costco, Food 4 Less, Kroger, Aldi, and some Whole Foods stores, the produce firm said.

KDHE is helping people take the first steps to fitness through its "Walk with Ease program.

St. Francis Health Center has received a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology.

For two farmers in northwestern Missouri, the severe illness that followed a tick bite led epidemiologists on a journey to a new viral discovery.

Consuming a moderate amount of chocolate weekly may lower the risk of stroke for men, according to a new study.

A DNA test has revealed that cantaloupe from Chamberlain Farms in Owensville, Indiana is the source of at least some of the salmonella outbreak that sickened people in 21 states and killed two Kentucky residents, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.

Post-menopausal women often have a hard time losing weight. But, promising new research shows that there may be simple dietary considerations that may help shed pounds - and keep them off for good.

Federal health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning that kids with neurological disorders face a high risk of death if they get the flu.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says 474 people were potentially exposed to hepatitis C when David Kwiatkowksi worked at the Hays hospital from May to September 2010.