Many personal care products contain controversial chemicals. What do experts say about making healthy choices?

Avoiding irritating fumes that can make eyes red and watery.

Worried about chemicals like phthalates and parabens in your baby shampoos, soaps, and lotions? See what the experts say.

Tips on keeping your house germ-free.

How to avoid common triggers around an allergic child.

Get simple makeover ideas, in part 2 of our Spring Makeover Series, "4 weeks, 4 Simple Steps."

Feeding a family is no mean feat. Follow these tips to whip up quick healthy meals in a flash.

Making lifestyle changes doesn't come naturally. To change your eating and exercise habits, you've got to plan - to make it happen.

Easy weight loss tips you can slip into your everyday life

To keep weight off you need to exercise. This article discusses why it's best to exercise in the morning and how that helps you lose weight.

Studies show making breakfast a daily habit can help you lose weight - and keep it off.

Babies delivered at 37 or 38 weeks -- or at 42 weeks or later -- are at increased risk for cerebral palsy compared to those born at 40 weeks, a study shows.

Women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 cancer genes cut their death risk by getting preventive surgery to remove their ovaries and fallopian tubes. Mastectomy further reduces their cancer risk.

Low vitamin D levels are associated with a higher risk of death and hospitalization in people with heart failure, researchers report.

Adding more selenium to your diet may reduce your risk of bladder cancer.

Brain lesions associated with increased multiple sclerosis activity appear in patients more often between the months of March and August, a new study shows.

A pill that slows the heart rate substantially cut the risk of death and hospital stays for patients with severe heart failure, a study of more than 6,500 patients shows. The drug is called Procoralan.

When it comes to your heart heath, don't let age alone make you reluctant to run a marathon. So say researchers who found that amateur runners over age 50 -- and as old as 72 -- experienced some temporary heart changes, but no lasting damage after the 26.2-mile run.

African-Americans may be at an increased risk for developing life-threatening blood clots after receiving drug-coated stents that are meant to keep their arteries open, new research shows.

Cesarean section deliveries are at an all-time high in the U.S. and are expected to keep rising, and new government-funded research may help explain the trend.