centers for disease control

Before you book that beachside bungalow, consider the latest warnings out of the tropics. Some reality checks might just add a layer of caution to your getaway.

Texas healthcare officials say there has been a surge in cases of walking pneumonia among the state's children. Here's what parents will want to know.

10,000 fast food locations across the world have installed "lie detectors" in their bathrooms. Louisiana fast food workers should be expecting it here too.

Researchers have no idea what causes it, and there is no known treatment or cure

The Chagas disease afflicts Texans via the "kissing bug" and can cause symptoms as extreme as heart failure. Cases have been reported in West Texas. Here's what you need to know.

Nationwide, the teen birth rate has declined to its lowest level since 1946, but while the national average decline was just 9 percent from 2009 to 2010, Texas has shown even greater improvement.  But we still don't have any reason to celebrate.