Healthy Living

Sweating in sauna might help keep brain healthy: Finnish study

Regular visits to the sauna can help lower the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease as well as dying of heart ailments, a Finnish study suggests.

Sunscreen better than umbrella at the beach

Sitting under an umbrella at the beach is no substitute for using sunscreen, a new study shows.

Facebook apologizes for taking down tattoo artist's work on breast cancer survivors

Facebook has apologized for disabling the account of an artist whose posts were intended to showcase tattoos for breast cancer survivors who had undergone reconstructive surgery.

Gwyneth Paltrow's jade eggs are a bunch of baloney

Move over, vaginal steaming: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is suggesting an alleged new way to boost your reproductive health: a "jade egg" that's inserted into the vagina.

French court says German firm must compensate for faulty breast implants

A French court ruled on Friday that German certification agency TUV Rheinland compensate thousands of women for its role in approving faulty breast implants produced by manufacturer PIP until its 2010 closure.

8 reasons it burns when you pee

Time to end the misery.

Illinois boy is youngest patient to receive artificial heart

An 11-year-old Illinois boy has become the youngest recipient of an artificial heart, which will help sustain his life until he gets a heart transplant match.

Barbecued and smoked meat tied to risk of death from breast cancer

Women who eat a lot of grilled, smoked and barbecued meats and develop breast cancer may be more likely to die from their cancer than those who eat less of these foods, a U.S. study suggests.

Brothers who got married together become fathers on same day

These Illinois brothers share a lot more than just a last name.

Far fewer men being treated for prostate cancer

The number of older Americans treated for prostate cancer plummeted 42 percent since health officials began questioning the benefits of screening tests, a new study shows.