Healthy Living

Identical twins, separated at adoption, find each other

Audrey Doering and Gracie Rainsberry were born in China, and both were adopted by US families in 2007.

Photographer catches final moments of newborn's life bonding with twin

William Brentlinger was supposed to be still-born, but the boy and his twin, Reagan, came into the world on Dec. 17.

Jessica Alba's Honest Co recalls organic baby powder in US

Honest Co, co-founded by actress Jessica Alba, voluntarily recalled all bottles of its organic baby powder in the United States due to concerns of eye and skin infections.

School throws student who survived recurrent brain tumor a surprise birthday party

Teachers, staff and students at a north Georgia high school threw a 21st birthday party for one of their students, and the student’s mother said the surprise celebration was fit for the milestone that day marked.

Active kids less likely to be depressed later on

Children who get more exercise may have fewer symptoms of depression than their peers who are less active, a recent study suggests.

How do higher deductibles impact care for chronic disease?

Out-of-pocket costs with high deductible health plans may discourage some poor and chronically ill patients from getting needed care, a U.S. study of diabetics suggests.

Top prevention priorities for patients and doctors

Focusing on a handful of top prevention priorities can add years to life expectancy for everyone in a family, experts advise.

Toddlers born by reproductive treatments develop normally

Children born through assisted reproductive technologies have similar cognitive, motor and language development at age two as those born through natural conception, according to a new Canadian study.

Boy raises more than $13G selling baseball card collection for 2 friends with cancer

Since he was 3 years old, Brady Kahle has collected baseball cards.

Review offers limited support for using yoga for back pain relief

A new review of past research shows limited evidence that yoga may be better than no exercise when it comes to relieving general back pain but little evidence that yoga is better than other types of back exercise.