Healthy Living

Sargento recalls cheese due to possible contamination

Wisconsin-based cheesemaker Sargento Foods Inc. is recalling a specialty cheese because of possible bacterial contamination.

Your brain on music: Why certain songs bring pleasure

The chemicals in the brain linked to the pleasure people get from things like sex and drugs also play a role in how people enjoy music, a new, small study from Canada finds.

Drowsy drivers often behind fatal crashes

In the U.S. alone, more than 6,000 people die in drowsy driving-related motor vehicle crashes each year, a recent study suggests.

Salt reduction policies cost-effective even without health care savings

Government policies designed to reduce how much salt people eat may be cost-effective even without considering the potential healthcare savings, a recent study suggests.

Man's record running streak ends at 52 years, 39 days

Ron Hill, 78, a three-time Olympian for Great Britain, ended his running streak on Sunday, January 29.

7 surprising benefits of eating more ginger

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Can banking baby teeth treat diabetes?

When she was just 11 months old, Billie Sue Wozniak’s daughter Juno was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that affects 1.25 million people and approximately 200,000 children under age 20 in the United States.

Iranian baby with heart defect to undergo surgery soon

An Iranian infant soon will have life-saving heart surgery in Portland after she was temporarily banned from coming into the U.S. by President Donald Trump's immigration order.

Venezuelan girl's diphtheria death highlights country's health crisis

Eliannys Vivas, 9, started to get a sore throat on a Friday last month in this languid Venezuelan town where papaya trees shade poor cinder-block homes.

Foods to fight osteoarthritis pain

About 27 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis that can occur in any joint of the body.