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If you’re looking to reduce stress, anxiety and depression, think about planting a garden, say researchers at the University of Florida.

Fewer than 1 out of 14 U.S. adults have optimal heart and metabolic health, results of a recent study from Tufts University show.

Eating bananas and other foods rich in potassium may help women offset the negative effects of a high-sodium diet on their blood pressure.

A video featuring dramatizations of drivers exceeding the speed limit before crashing kicks off a new advertising campaign from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Infants should sleep on their backs on flat surfaces without soft bedding, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.

Sleep duration has been added to the Life’s Essential 8 of health and lifestyle factors that you can modify to help your heart.

Poisonings involving kids and melatonin – a supplement people take to try to improve their sleep – climbed 530% over a recent 10-year period, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Getting ready to wash the dishes? Use a kitchen brush instead of a sponge to help prevent the spread of bacteria, researchers in Norway say.

Older adults with sleep apnea may be more likely to engage in risky driving behaviors, according to researchers at Washington University in St. Louis.

Drinking alcohol – even at levels considered safe – could lead to heart failure, a team of Irish researchers is warning.