Germs Your cellphone probably goes with you everywhere. Ever check it while you were -- errr -- in the bathroom? And when’s the last time...

Keep Your Kitchen Safe Skipping simple food safety rules could have bigger consequences than you may think. Foodborne illness may result...

Restaurant Red Flags When you walk into a restaurant you expect to eat delicious — and safe — food. However, this isn’t always the case....

Calories, steps, candles on a birthday cake. These are all things we’ve collectively deemed worthy of tracking. It’s why you can approach...

Going as far back as the 12th century, Jewish scholars have touted the effectiveness of chicken soup for a variety of ailments ,...

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected...

Today’s indoor lifestyles are keeping us from living our lives to the fullest—literally. One 2020 study published in the International...

Inflammation is the body’s way of fighting infections and healing. However, in some situations, inflammation can get out of hand and last...

Bone density loss is a normal part of aging, but osteoporosis is not. Osteoporosis can occur when bone tissue breaks down faster than...

You're Constipated When you move more, your colon moves more, and it's easier to poop on schedule. Healthy muscle tone in your abs and...

Balance Problems Chronic inflammatory diseases (CIDs) cause your body to overreact and, in some cases, attack itself. In multiple...

Outstanding medical debt can no longer impact Americans’ credit scores, according to a rule finalized Tuesday by the Consumer Financial...

US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory Friday warning Americans that alcohol consumption can increase their cancer risk...

What Does It Do? Your bladder holds urine until you find the right time and place to get rid of it. The pee flows there from your...

Detecting early symptoms of the flu can help to prevent the spread of the virus and possibly help you treat the illness before it gets...

What are you focusing on in the new year to improve your health? Regular exercise, of course, is a proven winner, as is eating...

A rigorous nine-year research review looking at the relationship between fluoride and intelligence in children concludes that as fluoride...

We are very much living in the Plastic Age . Whether it’s our food supply and how it’s packaged , our dwellings, furnishings and clothing...

The flu is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by the influenza virus. Flu symptoms typically last about a week, but the...

There are several skin lesions that are very common and benign (noncancerous). These conditions include moles, freckles, skin tags ,...

Even though coffee is a popular beverage across the world, it's common to wonder if coffee is bad for you. Initially, it was thought that...

A California art teacher died from rabies November 22, about a month after apparently being infected by a bat she found in her classroom....

You might not think much about eating if you're feeling under the weather. However, the foods you consume with a cold can impact your...

You might remember magnesium from science lessons at school—it emits a brilliant-white light when burned. However, it’s even more...