BY: Anthony L. Komaroff, MD,

What’s the minimum amount of exercise I need each week?

The study enrolled nearly 72,000 people (most between 50 and 80 years old). All of them were free of diagnosed heart disease or cancer at the start of the study...

BY: Marcia Frellick

Marriage May Help Keep Your Blood Sugar on Target

 Living with a spouse or a partner may help middle-age and older adults keep their blood sugar level in check, new research suggests. And it doesn't even have to be an ideal union...

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BY: Katherine Tweed

6 Myths About Exercise and Aging

Fitness is timeless. At every age, it makes a huge difference in how you feel and move, helps you whittle down those numbers (like your weight, cholesterol, or blood pressure) that your doctor keeps mentioning, and even brightens your mood...

Medically Reviewed BY: Carol DerSarkissian, MD 

Public Hot Spots 

for Germs

While it may come as no surprise that these are germy -- they are “touch” screens, after all -- one study found some disturbing kinds of germs on them.Tests on screens at eight fast-food restaurants found fecal bacteria that cause the kinds of infections you can pick up...

BY: Kristen Domonell

5 Things to Do When You Can’t Sleep

“For something that sounds so easy, sleep is quite difficult,” says American Academy of Sleep Medicine spokesperson Raj Dasgupta, MD, assistant professor at Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California...

Medically Reviewed by: Stephanie S. Gardner, MD 

Bacterial and Viral Rashes

Many childhood diseases have bacterial or viral causes and may come with a rash. As study continues and more and more vaccines become available, these diseases become less of a threat to your child's long-term health...

BY: Lauren M. O'Donnell, PsyD

Disciplining Your Child

Whatever your child's age, it's important to be consistent when it comes to discipline. If parents don't stick to the rules and consequences they set up, their kids aren't likely to either...