Human medications including dropped pills sickened more pets in the United States last year than any other toxin.

Despite reports of liver damage in some women using black cohosh to ease menopause symptoms, clinical trials testing one major brand of this herb have so far found no evidence that it is to blame, according to a research review.

Venezuelan Health Minister Eugenia Sader said Friday that 111 people went to the hospital to be checked for cholera, an illness they may have picked up at a wedding in the Dominican Republic.

President Barack Obama said on Friday his healthcare overhaul is an important part of efforts to cut the budget deficit and insisted he will not "refight" the battle to pass the law.

Venezuela's government says the number of cholera cases in the country has jumped to 111, with more people testing positive after attending a wedding in the Dominican Republic.