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Ever wondered what those small paper or plastic packets or cylinders inside some of your medicine bottles are?

Whether you’re an experienced do-it-yourselfer or someone who sticks to minor repairs, you probably have a collection of screwdrivers, hammers and other basic hand tools.

Driving in the rain – when roads are slick and visibility is reduced – can be stressful.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission urges parents and caregivers to remember that “bare is best” when it comes to infants’ sleeping environments.

They’re more common because they’ve been shown to reduce the risk of serious collisions. But if you don’t have much experience with them, they can take time to get used to – and may even be a bit intimidating.

As the weather warms, here are 10 things you can do to give your health and well-being a boost.

Boston — A 2020 federal law that raised the age for purchasing tobacco products in the United States to 21 could save twice as many lives as previously believed, new research is showing.

Sugar-sweetened drinks are behind the millions of new cases of Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease worldwide each year, according to new research out of Tufts University.

Consumption of alcohol is a leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, and beverages that contain it should carry a warning label, according to a surgeon general advisory published Jan. 3.

The Food and Drug Administration has updated its definition of the nutrient-content claim “healthy” in an effort to give consumers access to “more complete, accurate and up-to-date nutrition information on food labels.”