Elderly people are smarter today than they were less than a generation ago, a new study suggests.

  Negativity may be catching among consumers, especially among those with a personal connection, a new study shows.

  In a Univ. of Michigan poll, 65% of parents plan to get their kids aged 6 months to 5 years vaccinated against flu, up from 47% last year.

  In an online survey of 1,054 women in or near menopause, more than half report vaginal symptoms that affect their sex life.

  About 10,000 Baby Einstein Color Blocks are among half a million products in the latest round of recalls due to lead.

  Transferring a single embryo during IVF is a viable treatment option in women over 35 with good quality embryos, researchers say.

  You?ve seen the ads promising successful weight loss by taking diet drugs or weight loss supplements, but do they really deliver results?

  Nine natural home treatments to relieve cold &flu symptoms.

  A coalition of nutrition experts and groups, including several federal agencies on Thursday challenged government warnings that pregnant women limit their fish consumption because of contamination.

  The Ornish diet is the heart-healthiest weight-loss plan, finds a study in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

  The H. pylori bacterium can cause ulcers, but kids with H. pylori may be less likely to have asthma, a study shows.

  In stressful situations, the stress hormone norepinephrine may prime the brain to remember what went wrong, scientists report in Cell.

  The CDC reports that 37% of U.S. adults with disabilities don't get enough physical activity, compared to about half of other adults.

  Rocky Mountain spotted fever, caused by bacteria carried by certain ticks, is rising, including in the suburbs, researchers report.