You can learn a lot about your heart with a few simple numbers. When you know what numbers indicate a strong, healthy heart, you can set goals to reduce your risk for heart disease and stroke. The American Heart Association …

Feeling sluggish and irritable during the day? It could be you aren’t getting enough sleep. Work, household chores, family responsibilities, social obligations and all of the many errands and appointments waiting to be crossed off our “to-do” lists can make …

The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse offers these tips to help IBS sufferers control their symptoms:…

Hundreds of thousands of children are seriously injured in bicycle falls each year, with more than 600 fatalities occurring annually. The Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper offers parents these bicycle-buying and bicycle-safety tips to help protect your children this bike-riding …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition that affects up to one in seven Americans and accounts for nearly 50 percent of office visits to gastroenterologists.

IBS occurs in people of all ages, typically presenting in young age – …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offers these safety guidelines for older adults taking medications:

Be More Careful with Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs

While everyone needs to be careful about taking medicines, older adults need to exercise more care …

In addition to maintaining good health by eating well-balanced, nutritious meals, we also need to exercise care in how we handle, store and prepare our foods at home. The American Dietetic Association offers these tips:

Wash Hands Often
Hands should …

Grains are the seeds of a wide variety of plants and grasses (such as maize, wheat and rye), which are cultivated for food. All types of grains are good sources of complex carbohydrates, various vitamins and minerals, and are naturally …

“Eating alone will not keep a man well; he must also take exercise. For food and exercise, while possessing opposite qualities, yet work together to produce health…” – Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.)

Even long before dietitians’ knew what the …

New research showing widespread use of vitamins and supplements among people diagnosed with cancer suggests the need for greater communication between doctors and patients.

In a study published in the Feb. 1, 2008, issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers …