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Kids and teens should stick to drinking water and plain, pasteurized milk for “optimal nutrition and hydration,” according to new recommendations from a group of national health and nutrition organizations.

Caffeine powders and similar products are behind a more than 600% increase in calls to poison control centers for people 20 and younger, the Center for Injury Research and Policy has found.

Four minutes of incidental vigorous physical activity a day. That’s all middle-aged women need to do to cut in half their risk of a heart attack and stroke, Australian researchers claim.

Preliminary analysis from the National Safety Council shows that an estimated 44,680 people died in preventable traffic crashes last year in the United States. In 2023, that total was 44,762.

More than 2 out of 5 U.S. adults, including almost half of Hispanics, have a common type of liver disease, a recent study out of Virginia Commonwealth University suggests.

It doesn’t mean they don’t love dogs, but researchers from Pennsylvania State University have found that four-legged friends are an often-overlooked spreader of antibiotic-resistant salmonella.

Improvements in cancer screenings and prevention have prevented nearly 5 million early deaths over a recent 45-year period, according to estimates from researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

The creator of a new app that measures the lowest audible sound a person can hear says this information is an important health measurement.

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.