Adults

Adults with diabetes have heart disease death rates about two to four times higher than adults without diabetes. Diabetes can change the chemical makeup of substances in the blood, which can cause blood vessels to narrow or to clog up. This is called...

Japanese beetles present a double whammy. The coppery-colored, half-inch-long adult beetles have been attacking plants. Soon, their grub offspring will attack turf. In sunny, moist areas, around early August, beetle grubs will hatch and feed on the roots...

The world's biggest tobacco-consuming countries, including Greece, Russia and Austria, are also among the top travel spots, but the opposite isn't quite the case. Countries with the lowest reported adult smokers, as you'll notice in the list below, don't...

Crown Royal, with the help of Johnson, will be on a search for fans with a sheer determination and passion for winning and celebrating responsibly. Johnson will provide some of his best training tips for football, and life, in a series of 10 vignettes...

You've made the decision to sell your home and move into an active adult community. Great. Now where do you go from there? According to the National Association of Realtors, a good place to start is to ask yourself a set of questions to help narrow...

From balance to Zumba, older adults are finding fun ways to stay healthy A peek inside an assisted living community's fitness center or a Chicago area senior center may bring some surprises. From yoga mats to high energy dancing, older adults are finding...

MINNEAPOLIS - Quit smoking. Turn off the computer. Go to bed. It could improve your grades. Of course, parents have always known that. Now, in the first study of its kind, researchers at the University of Minnesota have proved it. They matched grade...

Cold and flu season is well under way, meaning most Americans are probably well-stocked with medicines aimed at alleviating some of the worst symptoms. For parents, it can be a frustrating time: Recent years have brought changes in recommendations for...

With his gaze fixed on a tiny screen, hearing plugged by earbuds and fingers flying, the average teenager may look like a disaster in the making: socially stunted, terminally distracted and looking for trouble. But look beyond the dizzying array of...

Signs of heart disease — generally thought to be a disease of middle age — can be seen even in children, cardiologists now know. But risk factors in children and young adults run the risk of being undetected and untreated, largely because of...

Ferdousi Dawood was worried. Her daughter's headaches were excruciating, and prescription medicines and natural remedies had failed to make a difference. Now, a doctor at Children's Memorial Hospital was recommending a CT scan to peer inside the 10-year-...

Chatty kids tend to become chatty adults. Roll-with-the-flow kids tend to become roll-with-the-flow adults. Impulsive kids ... humble kids ...  insecure kids ... well, you can see where this is going. Personality traits tend to stick with us. Researchers...