You may avert your eyes from them, or purposefully cover them up when you’re scanning the menu at your favorite restaurant, but increasingly, they’re hard to ignore — the unsettling number of calories in the meal you’re …
Even if your doctor doesn’t have the best beside manner, you’re probably willing to excuse her behavior as long as she treats your condition and makes you healthy again, right?
The next time you put the kids in the car, you might want to ask Grandma to drive. Kids are twice as safe when their grandparents are behind the wheel instead of their parents, a new study shows.
Retired NFL players are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a form of dementia that can lead to Alzheimer’s disease, than similarly aged men who didn’t play football, report researchers in a study presented …
Two landmark studies confirm that a daily pill containing powerful drugs used to treat HIV infection can also help prevent new infection in healthy HIV-free people.
The genetic roots of autism may reach further in families than previously thought, according to new research.
Certain environmental exposures are known to increase your risk of cancer: tobacco smoke, UV radiation and even pollution. But what about some common metals and chemicals that cause contact allergies?
You can’t control when health emergencies occur, but if you had to go to the hospital, you’d probably be better off avoiding the summer months.
It’s not news that a back massage feels good. But now there’s clinical evidence to show just how good.
Children whose mothers use antidepressants during pregnancy may be more likely to develop autism than kids whose mothers do not, say researchers in California.
Autism is undeniably influenced by genes, but a new study suggests that environmental factors may also contribute significantly — more than researchers previously thought — to the developmental disorder. In fact, …
A popular drug prescribed to help people quit smoking may pose a significantly increased risk of heart attack in users, a new study finds. The results may further complicate doctors’ and patients’ decisions to use the drug, …
A toddler’s first years are paved with milestones — the first smile, the first step and perhaps most importantly, the first word — all indicators of how well an infant is developing. But the latest research suggests that …
