Healthy Living

Time of death? Check the body's 'necrobiome'

It's a line you'll hear in almost any crime show after someone finds the body — the detective turns to the medical examiner and asks, "Time of death?"

'The Daily Mile' program promotes fitness in schools

Elaine Wyllie, headteacher of St. Ninians Primary School, was shocked to see that her students were unfit.

The best and worst US states for your health

How healthy is your state?

Bundle up and get outdoors: The health benefits of outdoor winter play for kids

As winter and cold weather approaches, children’s play is often limited to the indoors.

St. Jude's annual giving campaign lets you shop and share

With Americans set to spend more than $900 billion shopping this holiday season, there’s one gift we should all consider adding to our list: The gift of hope for thousands of children suffering from cancer.

10-year-old girl with autism stuns social media with rendition of 'Hallelujah'

A 10-year-old girl with autism who was too shy to speak in class a year ago has taken the internet by storm with her powerful rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”

Oklahoma mom says she was shamed for using handicap spot while carrying disabled son

An Oklahoma mother who claims she was shamed for using a handicapped parking spot while shopping with her disabled son has taken to social media to address what the alleged writer didn’t see.

Antibiotics sales for use in US farm animals rose in 2015, FDA reports

U.S. sales and distribution of antibiotics approved for use in food-producing animals increased 1 percent from 2014 to 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a report on Thursday.

Many Brazilian women avoiding pregnancy due to Zika fears, study finds

Brazil should urgently review its reproductive health policies, scientists said on Friday, to support the more than 50 percent of potential mothers who say they want to avoid pregnancy due to fears about the Zika virus.

Older women with breast cancer still left out of medical trials

Older women are still underrepresented in medical trials evaluating treatments for breast cancer, according to a new study.