Healthy articles

It is high time America's gun-owning parents start asking themselves if their firearms are more likely to kill their kids than to keep them safe, a new study reveals.

One of the most universal environmental contaminants in modern life, the "plasticizing" agent Bisphenol-A (also known as BPA), has been conclusively linked to rising testosterone levels in men.

Do women with bulging waistlines and hips need to panic about the potential risk of cancer? A closer inspection of the evidence suggests that they do not.

Allergan, the maker of Botox, is facing hundreds of millions of dollars in fine for engaging in the same kind of marketing campaigns that launched designer handbags, the iPhone, and Twitter.

Everything in moderation and heated seats are no exception. The use of butt warmers may ease frosty commutes, but doctors warn that prolonged exposure to heated seats could lead to a skin condition known as "erythema ab igne" or "toasted skin syndrome."

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest malignancies with very low survival rate. Resent research findings offer a glimmer of hope for new more effective drugs in the near future.

Scientists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center at the University of Pennsylvania have spent 40 years figuring out why people smell the way they do. Sometimes, the researchers have discovered, the reason is cancer.

Are you not getting any? If you aren't having sexual relations on a regular basis, you are not alone. Couples actually have less time for sex than they did in the era of Lucy and Ricky and Ozzie and Harriet.

Certain differences between the sexes are considered innate. Men are inherently larger. They have stronger muscles. The male sex hormone testosterone, found in both sexes, but more abundant in men, makes them more aggressive.

Could black rice be a better source of antioxidants than blueberries, blackberries, or even acai? Recent research at Louisiana State University suggests it is.