Healthy Living

Fish oil during pregnancy reduces baby's asthma risk: study

A Danish study of 695 pregnant women is raising the possibility that fish oil supplements begun in the final three months of pregnancy may reduce the risk of asthma or persistent wheezing in offspring.

Raw eggs, bacon, wine: Weird diet secrets of the world's oldest people

Doctors attribute longevity to a combination of diet, genetics, and environment, but they are yet to discover any one single factor that guarantees a long life, or even, for that matter, an early death.

Model fights back after wildfire burns 65 percent of her body

In 2011, Australian model Turia Pitt was competing in a 100K ultramarathon through the outback when a wildfire severely burned up to 65 percent of her body.

Bodybuilder faces backlash after mocking elderly woman at the gym

An Australian bodybuilder has been criticized for uploading a video of himself laughing at an elderly woman working out at the gym.

Venezuela Offers Free Removal of PIP Breast Implants

Venezuela is offering women the free removal of breast implants made by a bankrupt French company that used industrial silicone to make cheap prostheses linked to health risks

US families provide billions in unpaid care to kids with special needs

Millions of U.S. children with special needs receive care from family members that would cost billions of dollars if it was instead provided by home health aides receiving minimum wage, a recent study suggests.

Oklahoma family spans 6 generations with birth of great-great-great-granddaughter

A 107-year-old woman who welcomed her first great-great-great-granddaughter in October recently hosted six generations at her home in Durant near the Oklahoma-Texas border.

Many women get double mastectomy when only one breast has tumors

Women with cancer in one breast may opt to have both breasts removed even though a double mastectomy isn't always linked to better survival odds, a recent study suggests.

Why more heart-related deaths happen around the holidays

Deaths from heart-related causes tend to spike around the holidays, and the cold weather may not really be to blame, a recent study suggests.

Serial testers and cursory checks: India's flawed generic drug trials business

Vasudeva Prakash left his job as a mechanic in Hyderabad three years ago for what he calls a more lucrative career: taking part in clinical trials on generic drugs.