Healthy Living

Skipping breakfast may be bad for your heart, doctors say

Planning meals and snacks in advance and eating breakfast every day may help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, new guidelines from U.S. doctors say.

7 reasons your groin is so itchy

Itchy balls can be a bummer.

5 ways to take control of your chronic illness

Over 133 million people in America have at least one chronic illness.

Your life may indeed flash before your eyes at death

The idea that our lives flash before our eyes in the moments before we die may sound close to mystical, but neurologists at Hadassah University in Jerusalem say the phenomenon—or at least some version of it—appears to be quite common.

Children suffering second-degree burns in 'salt and ice challenge'

Children in the United Kingdom are unintentionally giving themselves second-degree burns by rubbing salt and ice on their skin.

New mom's post on breast-feeding gets social media applause

A Nashville mother is receiving kudos from parents around the web for her post on the struggles and uncertainty that can accompany breast-feeding a newborn.

South Carolina first responder adopts baby he delivered on call

A South Carolina family has added another member to their brood after first responder dad Marc Hadden and wife Beth decided to adopt the baby girl that he delivered while responding to a late-night call in November.

NC boy with Down syndrome becomes cashier for day

A North Carolina mom is praising her local Sam’s Club after cashiers at the warehouse store went above and beyond for her son, who has Down syndrome.

Man accused of selling sick puppies in New York

A man who ran three pet shops in the Hudson Valley has been permanently barred from selling animals in New York and must pay $15,000 in restitution to people who bought sickly puppies.

Stroke research trials struggle to get enough participants

Research trials of new treatments for stroke often face a slow process of finding subjects, and the current recruitment rate is lower than 25 years ago, according to a recent study.