CHICAGO -- When it comes to advocating for her 8-year-old son's serious illness, Gelse Tkalec is on a much lonelier path than those strewn with pink ribbons and yellow bracelets.

There are only 25 to 30 children worldwide known to suffer from ...

Last week's column on nitrates and nitrites generated some questions from readers.

Kristina writes: "I am confused. The article says inorganic sources of nitrates are found naturally in food and the nitrates that we use as preservatives are ...

What if you spent a week eating the right diet, exercising and stimulating your brain with fun-to-do mind games?

How about adding some stress-reduction techniques?

What if you did all this and, at the end of the week, got proof your brain was ...

BALTIMORE -- An estimated 3.5 million cancer patients around the globe are in severe pain from their disease, but many get no relief.

In poor countries the cost is considered too high for drugs like morphine when such opioids are often stolen, ...

Over the last decade, the nation's war on obesity has targeted some fairly obvious culprits, including fast food, pastries, fried foods and soda.

But recent scientific studies and a new government-sponsored documentary that aired last week on HBO...

AUSTIN, Texas -- This is a confusing time for parents who are chauffeurs to not only their children but also their children's friends. Children are passing along all kinds of legal information to one another about booster seats.

They know the law...