Search Results

New findings show that "baby fat" doesn't routinely melt away as children grow. Now's the time to help a child struggling with obesity reach a healthy weight. These tips can help you on this journey.

If you haven't been active, or are recovering from an illness or injury, you may not feel like lacing up your shoes or going to the gym. But it may be just what you need. Get started with these tips.

You can lower your risk of heart disease, stroke and peripheral artery disease by keeping your cholesterol at normal levels. Here's what you need to know.

Here's a day in the life of this special therapy dog. Maisy is a great addition to a team. She is calm, empathetic and creates joy everywhere she goes. She also happens to be a golden retriever.

Healthy foods, sitting down to meals and even a glass of red wine are elements that make the Mediterranean diet one of the highest-rated eating plans. Learn why it also helps reduce risk of certain di...

Breakthroughs in hip and knee replacements are reshaping orthopedic care and providing patients with pain-free movement and faster recovery. Learn about these new approaches.

Pacemakers have evolved over the years by becoming more compact and sophisticated, but they still operate the same way in keeping the heart beating at a regular rate.

Bill McWhite was vacationing along the Texas Gulf Coast — a time a person would traditionally be relaxing — when his body let him do anything but unwind.

When James Tembrock, 73, of St. Cloud, Minnesota, learned he would need heart valve surgery, he says he never dreamed his search for a less-invasive option would lead him to Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Fifty million U.S. adults don't get enough sleep. Read 8 Q&A to discover how a sleep study can shed light onto what's happening during the dark of night.