Minorities hit hard by Alzheimer’s
Video: A new report suggests blacks and Hispanics are at greater risk than whites for developing dementia.
Video: A new report suggests blacks and Hispanics are at greater risk than whites for developing dementia.
Those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can sling around their chests to carry their baby may cause suffocating, some safety advocates say. Full story
President Barack Obama ratcheted up his attacks against insurance companies Monday in a last-ditch attempt to get a reluctant public and skittish Democrats behind his health overhaul legislation.
U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds per year.
He drops pounds overnight, but you gain weight just by glancing at a doughnut. Here are seven of his habits you should steal.
Although previous studies have demonstrated what scientists call “herd immunity,” none have been so incontrovertible as a study of farming colonies in Canada.
New advice from the American Cancer Society puts a sharper focus on the risks of prostate cancer screening, emphasizing that annual testing can lead to unnecessary biopsies and treatments that do more harm than good.
Fifty-one percent of couples who cohabit get married within three years, according to a new government report. And contrary to past dogma, those who get married after living together don't have higher divorce rates.
People who are obese are at increased risk of becoming depressed, and people who are depressed are at increased risk of becoming obese, Dutch researchers have found.
British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines.
Breaking up your fitness routine is hard to do. But it's crucial for avoiding the bigger heartache of overuse injury, fitness experts say.
A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to faking breast cancer in a scam that netted thousands of dollars worth of sick leave donated by her City Hall co-workers and money from a church and other charities.
It freshens our breath and helps us quit smoking, but some cosmetic surgeons believe chewing gum does one more thing: It gives us wrinkles.