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Even if you already have atherosclerosis or have had a heart attack, there's a lot you can do to prevent future heart problems.

December can be stressful. But you and your family can adopt some new traditions that may help ease the season's stress and make your holidays healthy and happy.

Over-the-counter (OTC) cough and pain relievers, laxatives, and headache remedies may treat different conditions, but they all have one thing in common: They're serious medicines that need to be taken with care.

Although most medicines are safe when you take them the right way, some of them can cause dizziness, loss of consciousness, bleeding, irregular heartbeats, and other side effects in some cases.

For parents of a newborn, first-time parents, or any anxious mom or dad, it may be hard to tell a true health threat that needs a healthcare provider's attention from a frightening, yet simple, illness that doesn't need medical treatment. Most sniffles, sneezes, and stomachaches don't need medical attention. But how do you know when it's time to call the healthcare provider?

If you can make it through this first day and this first week, when nicotine withdrawal symptoms are at their worst, you will be on your way to success.

All children need limits to feel safe. With the right methods, discipline can be a positive, loving, experience.

Certain behaviors may help safeguard you from illness and disease. These include exercising regularly and sleeping enough. Here may be another--staying socially connected. It may well do your body good.

Pandemic-related changes may have you and your loved ones worried, overwhelmed, or even scared. Now more than ever, you need to mind your mental health.