Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Aspartame, a sweetener ...

The World Health Organization has declared aspartame, a common artificial sweetener used in thousands of products, to be "possibly carcinogenic to humans" — while also noting that "safety is not a ...

The WHO has declared aspartame, a food additive used frequently in diet soda and other low-calorie beverages, "possibly" carcinogenic to humans, but did not make any changes to its recommendations for ...

(NEXSTAR) – The World Health Organization is planning to declare aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in diet sodas, soft drinks, and other reduced-sugar gums and condiments, to be a possible ...

NEW YORK — A testing company says benzene, a chemical that is a known carcinogen, has been found in another commonly used product: topical acne treatments. As part of the petition, the company ...

Artificial sweetener aspartame, commonly used in diet sodas and low-calorie packaged food, is expected to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by the World Health Organization's cancer ...

New guidance reaffirms limits on daily consumption. A World Health Organization expert group that evaluates the safety of food additives for consumption by consumers has reaffirmed that the artificial ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it is taking a "historic" step by banning ongoing uses of asbestos, which has long been linked to multiple types of cancer. The final rule ...

Deli ham is now recognized as a Group 1 carcinogen, meaning there is strong evidence linking certain processed meats to an increased risk of cancer. The classification was made by the World Health ...