Offering cleaner air, less crowded streets, inexpensive commutes, and healthier residents and visitors, bike sharing programs are on the rise.

It isn’t easy to quit smoking, but it can be done. This month, join the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout to stop smoking and take an important step toward a healthier life.

Is it all in your head or in your joints? Some say they can predict changes in the weather based on their arthritis pain. Is that an old wives-tale, or is it science? Read on to find out!

The treatment of pain has become big news. Over the past year, we’ve learned about the epidemic of overdose deaths in the United States related to opioid pain medications.

Bringing your first-born child home from the hospital is a scary experience. As a new parent you have fears that your baby will stop breathing in the middle of the night, will get sick from germs, the way others hold them, and many other fears; some...

If you have high cholesterol, you probably know that it can increase your risk for heart disease. To help reduce your risk for heart disease and heart attack, you need to look at the big picture.

Parenting is a hard gig as it is. Being the parent of a child with a chronic illness or disease adds another layer of difficulty.

It’s been called the “invisible illness”. Which is surprising, given the fact that anywhere between six and ten percent of women between the ages of 25 and 401 may have endometriosis. Read on for more information.

Stress is a big player in our lives today. From stress at work to home life, final exams, relationships, illness, death in the family, financial security—the list is endless when it comes to the causes of stress we encounter on a daily basis.

Staying safe during hot summer months is easy, right? Not quite. Drinking lots of water and wearing sunscreen isn’t enough. There’s more. To help, here are some questions and answers about summer safety you need to know in order to keep...

As someone who has had diabetes since the age of seven, I’ve had to deal with the constant checking of blood sugar, counting carbohydrates, making sure I take the right amount of insulin, getting to the gym to maintain my health, monitoring intake...

Is your health a priority year-round? Learn how to stay healthy with regular well-woman exams and preventive care.

A new year means children, college students, adults and retirement eligibles have have 365 days to make breakfast work. Here are breakfast foods - and ideas -- to stay full and fully-functioning in 2016.

Melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, is on the rise across all age groups. Why are women in their 40s seeing the highest rate of diagnosis? How do you know which sunscreen to choose to keep you protected from the sun’s harmful rays?

Until now, I had never really thought about what goes on INSIDE of my body when I’m working up a sweat.