A woman's age plays a key role in her ability to get pregnant, but a landmark study now shows that dad's age may be just as important.

Some kids as young as 8 will need drugs to keep them from getting heart disease, according to new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediactrics.

A new study shows seeing her baby's smile lights up the reward centers in a mother's brain.

Teenage girls who are sexually active and those who are not eventually all have the same risk for infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV), new research suggests.

The FDA is expanding its salmonella investigation by testing cilantro, jalapeno peppers, and Serrano peppers, as well as tomatoes, for Salmonella Saintpaul.

About 27 million heart attacks could be prevented over the next 30 years if U.S. adults met heart-health goals, researchers note.

  
从伦敦到悉尼，从上海到孟买，从布鲁塞尔到布宜诺斯艾利斯，对于一个走过100多个国家及地区的人而言，什么最吸引他的全部感官？

    美国《纽约时报》已故知名记者兼美食专栏作家R.W.阿普尔心中的答案是，饮食。

    就在因病去世前不久，这位美食爱好者还在为同道中人炮制最后一道“大餐”——一份全球“美食地图”，列举了美国之外10个国家的餐馆各一。

    他在文章中说，这些餐厅并非全是世界公认的顶级餐厅，却凭借各自特色拥有“值得专程坐飞机前去一试”的吸引力。

   作为“病菌杀手”的湿纸巾反而可能成为其传播途径。日前在美国波士顿举办的美国微生物学会年会上，来自英国卡迪夫大学威尔士药学研究院的研究人员指出，如果不适当使用湿纸巾，其可能散播的细菌数量比杀掉的还多。

　　据统计，如今的美国人每年大约会将10亿美元用于购买湿纸巾、消毒剂等抗菌产品。

　夏天，很多人都喜欢游泳，但有时水温太低、运动前没做充分的准备活动、运动时间过长肌肉过度疲劳都易引起抽筋。