Health
How to find the best ER for your child
Empowered Patient, a regular feature from CNN Medical News correspondent Elizabeth Cohen, helps put you in the driver's seat when it comes to health care. When Andrea Buie-Branam brought her asthmat
A mom's guide to birth control
Yoga's appeal broadening to disability community
A middle-aged woman arrives at yoga class, a guide dog beside her wheelchair. She slides onto a mat on the floor and begins warming up with help from the instructor, stretching her knee and leg musc
Super spud steps forward to save planet
It appears the global food crisis can be averted. The solution? The humble potato.
Smart tips to pack extra nutrition into every bite
Health magazine names top chain restaurant fare
Study questions 'fit but fat' theory
New research challenges the notion that you can be fat and fit, finding that being active can lower but not eliminate heart risks faced by heavy women.
Herschel Walker reveals many sides of himself
Many people think they know the legendary Herschel Walker: 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, pro football star, Olympian and last week in San Francisco, an Olympic torchbearer.
CDC: Flu season worst in years, vaccine ineffective
This year's flu season has shaped up to be the worst in three years, partly because the vaccine didn't work well against the viruses that made most people sick, health officials said Thursday.
A journey of brain fogs and hot flashes
As a mature woman -- at least chronologically -- I don't spend a lot of time thinking or worrying about menopause.
Heart screening urged before kids get ADHD drugs
Children should be screened for heart problems with an electrocardiogram before getting drugs such as Ritalin to treat hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorder, the American Heart Association re
Fatigue is more than just plain tired
Driving a taxi for a living can be exhausting. Just ask 62-year-old Stephen Belcher of Atlanta, Georgia.
'Boot camp' helps chronic pain sufferers cope
Gayle Parseghian's life changed while she and her husband were moving furniture into their new ski cabin in November of 2006. She strained her back.
Great Web sites when aging parents need help
Empowered Patient, a regular feature from CNN Medical News correspondent Elizabeth Cohen, helps put you in the driver's seat when it comes to health care. There are a lot of Marys in Mary Jane McGil
Baffling kid behavior, and how to know what they really want
Parenthood puts a damper on workouts
They might be the apple of your eye, but chances are, they're the reason the apple pie is sticking to your thighs! That's right, our kids are making us fatter. Well, actually, less fit. Researchers
