Healthy articles

Many of us break a bone sooner or later, whether it's on a playground in childhood or later in life in horseback riding accident. Science has gone a long way to prove it's possible to heal faster with certain foods and vitamins.

In January 2018, the Nutrition Facts Label is getting a new look. These changes would include complete ban on trans fats and removing “calories from fat” information, among others. Does this mean choosing healthier options may become easier?

Fecal matter would seem to be just about the last thing you'd ever want to receive in a transplant. For some people, however, the new "poop transplant" treatments are just what the doctor ordered for chronic infections or IBS.

Are Dutch doctors too quick to allow people to undergo euthanasia? Following the assisted suicide of a sex abuse victim under 30, UK citizens are in uproar.

Fentanyl, an opioid up to 100 times more potent than morphine, is currently flooding American streets, often with deadly consequences. What do you need to know about this "modern heroin"?

Many moms feel like better parents when they are in shape and happier with their figure. But how about kids? When do young kids need to start working out, and what activities can you do together with your kids to instill healthy exercise habits and to kee

Hospital is the best place to give birth, the vast majority of American mothers decide. If you are really low-risk or a very naturally minded, you may opt to deliver your baby at a birth center or at home with a qualified midwife.

Pregnancy doesn't mean you need to stay close to home all the time, though travel with "an extra passenger on board" does require some precautions. What can you do to keep your baby safe while traveling?

In terms of antioxidants, red fruit and vegetables often bear down green — but in all other terms, the game is a draw.

A large part of the medical profession is head over heels in love with cholesterol-lowering statins. At least in terms of managing risk for colon cancer, statins are not necessarily a good thing.