Healthy Living

FDA outlines data needed for over-the-counter sunscreen additives

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued guidelines on Tuesday detailing the data makers of sunscreen sold over the counter need to produce to prove the ingredients in the products are safe and effective.

Toddler at center of brain death test battle between parents and hospital dies

A 2-year-old Virginia girl whose parents went to court to block a hospital from performing a brain death test on the child has died, the hospital said Monday.

George H.W. Bush shares new photo of boy he shaved head for

Three years after shaving his head to show support for a toddler battling leukemia, Former President George H.W. Bush says that same boy "is feeling and doing much better."

Selfie deaths are slowly rising around the world

More people are dying for the perfect selfie.

Leonard Cohen's death: What causes falls in the elderly?

Legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen died after falling in his home, his manager has now revealed, but can falls signal poor health in older adults?

Women have always lived longer, study finds

Men still aren't living as long as women — and that holds true for humans' primate cousins as well, a new study shows

IVF leaves baby at lower risk of breast cancer despite family history

Meet little Noah – the first named baby born free of the “Angelina Jolie” cancer gene thanks to a groundbreaking IVF treatment.

Is your parenting style making your child sick?

A growing body of research is finding that the way parents relate to their children affects more than their mental and emotional health.

Study suggests cheese may help you live longer

A recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine reported that eating cheese — specifically the aged kind containing the compound spermidine, as found in blue cheese — was linked to a longer life in mammals when tested on mice.

Parents of children with cancer see income dips and loss of employment

Even accounting for social and economic status, having a child with cancer is tied to income reductions for parents and job discontinuation for mothers, according to a new study.