Consumers, beware! Imported products marketed as "dietary supplements" or "herbal alternatives" to prescription drugs may do you more harm than good.

They're in water bottles, cans, cosmetics and shopping receipts — they're called endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and mounting evidence ties them to a host of health problems, most recently obesity and diabetes.

If a siesta is part of your everyday routine, there may be cause for concern.

Diabetes is a major cause of illness and death in the US. But there may be some hope on that front.

You likely know that a fatty diet is bad for you, but that may all depend on what kind of fats you're talking about.

After a heart attack, life expectancy can depend on many factors. Now new evidence suggests that even a patient's sex and skin color may play a role.

Will all the office couch potatoes please stand up? Your heart may thank you for it.

Your day-to-day activities just may halve your risk for heart failure.

Sugary drinks may taste good, but they may also take a big toll on public health.

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the US, but watching for certain risk factors may help give your heart a chance.