Healthy articles

If you've ever known someone with dementia, you're probably aware that they often "lose their filter" and come out with weird statements. A new study found that dementia can alter someone's sense of humor well before diagnosis.

Going bald can really mess with your self-confidence. Thankfully, there's stuff you can do about male pattern baldness these days. What are the latest treatment optopn

Homeopathic medications are generally misunderstood. Homeopathy really can work, but the way it works is very different from conventional medicine.

Eating right means different things at different ages. Here is an overview of nutritional guidelines for every decade of adult life, from the twenties to the seventies and beyond.

Do scientists hate hot dogs? Do they want to ban bacon? A recent study sponsored by the World Health Organization finds a statistical link between the consumption of red meat and processed meat with cancer, but the data are open to interpretation.

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?

China recently ended its policy of limiting most families to just one child. The decision will have important implications far beyond China, especially in the United States.

Lice are six-legged parasites that are becoming increasingly resistant to shampoos and over the counter treatments. Spread from student to student as they huddle over their phones and iPads, lice are resurgent as a major American health problem.

This new disease, similar to Lyme disease, also causes chronic muscle pain, fatigue, and headache, but is much less responsive to antibiotic treatment. Having shown up in the United States in 2013, it spread to the United Kingdom in 2015.

Mold, mercury, and lead can cause serious health problems, but truly toxic levels of these and many other substances are rare. Here is what you need to know about the toxins that endanger your health, and those that don't.