Are you struggling to find ways to manage the weight of an obese child? You have have to change your own behavior in order to do so, according to a  new scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

It has no symptoms and it will not just go away, but it can be treated.

Although increasingly under fire for its health risks, asbestos consumption in the U.S. has increased dramatically.

A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

An "extraordinary" delay in the development of federal protections against exposure to crystalline silica is harming American workers, more than 300 public health scientists, doctors and occupational safety experts told President Obama today.

Think of your core muscles as the sturdy central link in a chain connecting your upper and lower body, according to Harvard Medical School’s HealthBeat.

Pregnant women are trying to be healthier. Many take all the right steps to promote the birth of a healthy baby, including eating right, taking vitamins and eliminating alcohol and nicotine from their lives.

Last week we received this new release: “A UC Davis researcher has estimated the national annual price tag of occupational injuries and illnesses at $250 billion, much higher than generally assumed.