In California, where schools have been cracking down on the amount of junk food offered at lunch and in vending machines, students are consuming less sugar, fat and calories.

Parental depression can be linked to all kinds of problems in babies and children, and even in the lives of adolescents.

A study shows consumption of omega-3 fatty acids is associated with lower blood levels of beta-amyloid protein, a possible indication of increased risk for Alzheimer's disease.

People with congestive heart failure are often treated with warfarin to prevent blood clots, but a large randomized double-blinded trial has found that aspirin works just as well.

The vaccine against human papillomavirus is highly effective in preventing cervical cancer, but researchers report that the percentage of young women completing the required three vaccinations is low and dropping.

The lower and flatter a tablet is placed, the greater the risk for taxing neck muscles, a study finds. Researchers recommend placing tablets on tables, preferably propped up for better viewing.

For many, the itchy, red welts can be a long-term affliction, breaking out periodically. While finding a cause may be elusive, the condition can be made manageable with appropriate antihistamines.

Martha Rose Shulman, the Recipes for Health columnist, gives five new ways to prepare mussels.

The woman didn't feel sick, yet the doctor made the diagnosis just by looking at her and asking her a few simple questions. Did you guess the right answer in the latest "Think Like a Doctor" challenge?

Perhaps the most unexpected message from the new fitness book "The First 20 Minutes" is not that we all need to exercise more to achieve better health. We just need to do something.

How hungry are you when you wake up? Are you dependent on your alarm clock? Find out whether you're really a lark, a night owl or somewhere in between.

"Bloom," an extraordinary art installation by Anna Schuleit, paid tribute to the thousands of patients and staff members who passed through the Massachusetts Mental Health Center's old building.

Cancer can catch even the best of us off guard. Sometimes the emotions come pouring out. Sometimes they stay locked inside. Either way, cancer can be awkward.

Can you solve the mystery of a 56-year-old woman who goes for a routine eye exam but ends up with a diagnosis of a disease she had never heard of and never suspected?

Are allergies a blessing in disguise? A profile of Margie Profet in the latest issue of Psychology Today explores her novel theories of allergies and her mysterious disappearance.

The Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman has found a way to capture the flavors of pho in a vegetarian broth.

A randomized trial of steroid injections for back pain has shown that they are no more effective in relieving discomfort than a placebo.

Higher levels of daily physical activity in the elderly were associated with a decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease in a new study.

Women who reach menopause early are at significantly greater risk for osteoporosis and bone fracture later in life, a Swedish study found.

An essay in a recent issue of the journal Academic Pediatrics delivers unflinching descriptions of a profession committed to helping others, yet capable of treating some of its own as aberrant.