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Everyone from chefs to health experts to the first lady has touted eating locally grown food, praising it for its freshness because it doesn't have to travel far to get to consumers.
Do you throw out food when it's past the "use by" or "sell by" date on the label, thinking it's no longer safe to eat?
Television commercials for drugs apparently should be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism, says a new study that found that six out of 10 claims in the ads were misleading and one in 10 was false.
It doesn't get as much attention as breast cancer, but uterine cancer - also referred to as endometrial cancer - primarily strikes women over 60, killing more than 8,000 a year.
A 96-year-old widower's sweet song about his late wife not only has brought him national attention, he's also achieved a new record: The oldest artist to have a song on Billboard's top 100 - beating out 85-year-old Tony Bennett, no less.
What should be flushed down the toilet? Only toilet paper and, well, you know.
At least 200,000 Americans under age 75 die needlessly each year from heart disease and stroke that could have been prevented by doing four important things: quitting smoking, reducing cholesterol, controlling blood pressure and taking a daily low-dose aspirin if a doctor approves.
Did you know that aluminum foil boxes have little tabs you push in on the ends to hold the roll in place?
Just about every cookbook icon, from Julia Child to Martha Stewart to the Joy of Cooking's Rombauer sisters, has told us to rinse off our raw chicken before preparing it.
This is probably not going to surprise anyone, yet it's still important to emphasize: A grandmother raising her grandkids full-time needs help with the depression and family strain that often results, according to a long-running study of grandmothers' roles.