Healthy Living Articles

Which cities take public health most seriously, and what exactly makes a healthy city?

A new study reveals that medical error — a category not currently recorded on death certificates in the US at all — takes a frightening number of lives each year, making it the third leading cause of death, after heart disease and cancer.

Service dogs can help people with an amazing range of disabilities function better in daily life, helping with tasks as varied as seizure detection and providing assistance during a panic attack. Might you benefit from one?

Barcode scanners tell us what a food product is supposed to be. A new handheld scanner will tell us what a product actually is.

Using public toilets may leave you wondering about other people's hygiene habits, but the chances of picking up an infection are low.

It's hard enough to keep fit when you work at home. But what do you do if the thought of getting up an hour early to go for a run fills you with dread? Here, we look at easy ways to keep fit and healthy if you work at home and hate exercise.

Scientists say that the human genome project has revealed one simple fact: race does not exist.

Quickly responding to a medical emergency makes the difference between life and death. This is especially true in a situation where an incident is a witnessed one and common events include cardiac arrest and choking.

Thinking of not using up all your vacation time this year, just like 41 percent of American workers? Think again. You need that holiday, science says!

Doctors often miss symptoms of concussion but a new blood test can detect traumatic brain injury even before brain images are available.