Healthy Living Articles

Learn why cockroaches are more of a risk than a nuisance, and which neurotoxins to avoid when you try to battle them.

Nowadays procedures ranging from tummy tucks to brain surgery are done on an outpatient basis, as day surgery, with no hospital stay required. However, success of the operation depends on getting prepared the right way at home.

Cross-cultural interactions play an increasingly important part in our Twenty-first Century lives. While that's not without its challenges, numerous studies have demonstrated that being exposed to diverse cultures is great for the brain.

The idea of transplanting a human head (or a human body, depending on your point of view) sounds like something that would be done in the laboratory of Dr. Frankenstein. Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero, however, plans to do the procedure soon.

Community-acquired diseases, the infections you can catch from your neighbors, are a growing health problem as the world gets more and more crowded. Here are eight diseases that can strike where they are least expected.

No — we're not all going to die from a new strain of flu from outer space. Not now, anyway. Disasters do happen, however, and having the supplies that can save your life on hand is always a smart idea. What should you always have access to?

Infrared heating panels heat your house in a completely different way. They're also kind to the Earth, your pocket, and your health. Learn more.

A doctor at the VA in Minneapolis has designed a new standing wheelchair, making life easier for paralyzed veterans and others who use wheelchairs in their daily lives.

CVS, the largest drugstore chain in the USA, has announced that it is expanding its telemedicine program by working with three of the largest telehealth companies, American Well, Doctor On Demand, and Teladoc.

The melting of the permafrost in lands around the Arctic Ocean has reawakened viruses frozen for tens of thousands of years. Their effects on people and animals are not yet known.