About one in every five people who take Valium, Xanax and other benzodiazepines are misusing the potentially addictive medication, U.S. survey data show. (Ulysses Muñoz, Hallie Miller / Baltimore Sun video)More
Is the new year inspiring you to get back into shape? If so, you might want to try an exercise tracker, group fitness or high-intensity interval training (HIIT). These are the top three fitness trends for 2019, according to the American College of Sports Medicine, and each has been ranked highly...
People who make health-related New Year's resolutions often make one big mistake: they look at them as an issue of willpower rather than ability. (Ulysses Muñoz, Thalia Juarez / Baltimore Sun video)
After a year of treatment with an experimental drug made by Aimmune Therapeutics, 67 percent of children and teenagers with peanut allergies were able to safely ingest the equivalent of at least two peanuts, compared with just 4 percent of those on placebo, according to the study published in the...
With holiday baking season underway, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is once again urging people not to eat unbaked cookie dough - not even a tiny taste - because "unbaked products that are intended to be cooked, such as dough or batter, can make you sick." (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore...
People with celiac disease must follow a very restrictive diet, but an experimental vaccine may offer many of them the freedom to eat more normally.
The holidays can be a stressful time, filled with worries about the future and regrets about the past. By practicing mindfulness — defined simply as being present in the moment — people can reduce their stress this holiday season. (Ulysses Muñoz, Brittany Britto / Baltimore Sun video)
Brisk autumn winds and chilly winter temperatures may make you more vulnerable to heart trouble, a new study suggests. (Ulysses Muñoz, Brittany Britto / Baltimore Sun video)
In a study of overweight people maintaining weight loss, those on a low-carbohydrate diet burned about 250 more calories per day than those on a high-carbohydrate diet. (Ulysses Muñoz, Brittany Britto, Algerina Perna / Baltimore Sun video)
Getting older can be stressful but you don't have to be unprepared for it, author Bruce Horovitz has a playbook for getting ready for life after 65. (Ulysses Muñoz, Brittany Britto / Baltimore Sun video)
Record rainfall and warm weather have allowed mold to thrive in schools in Maryland and beyond. (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun video)
New research shows that virtual reality therapy can help people by exposing them gradually to their greatest terrors. (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun video)
Americans are spending more and more time looking at screens, and it's not always fun or entertaining. It prevents us from hitting our bedtime goals. It fatigues our eye muscles. Reading hateful late-night tweets can be stressful, and one symptom - however benign it may seem - could be an eye twitch. http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-annoying-harmless-eye-twitches-20180831-story.html