The debate over whether elite women can "have it all" is mere distraction from the real question at hand: we know how to help American families succeed, so why aren't we doing it? In a classic media frenzy, a lengthy article in this month’s issue of The Atlantic, by a high-powered ...

Women who fear childbirth just got something else to worry about: a recent Norwegian study found that women who were scared of giving birth ended up spending more time in labor, about 8 hours versus 6.5 for women who weren’t afraid. According to the study’s authors, 5% to 20% of pregnant ...

Gelato, ice cream, frozen custard, sorbet — yum! They're all delicious, but what's the difference, nutritionally speaking? Our friends at Greatist break it down for you. Greatist is the fastest-growing fitness, health and happiness start-up. Check out more tips, expert opinion and fun times at Greatist.com.

Perhaps half of college campuses nationwide are enacting or considering bans on the use, advertising and sales of tobacco As a political science major at Ohio State University, Ida Seitter says, she lit up many a cigarette to help her through the stress of exam season. Right or wrong, they were ...

If you take advantage of your local library’s e-book lending services, or make use of your cable company’s “TV Everywhere” option that allows you to access shows on the web at no extra charge, you’re in the minority. In fact, most consumers don’t even seem to know that these services ...

Wonder why it's so hard to keep the weight off? Take another look at your diet. People following a Mediterranean-style diet may have the best chance of keeping weight off — and doing it without causing negative side effects — according to a study published in the Journal of the American ...

When my partner, Adam, was young, his glamorous paternal grandparents took him to New York City for trips that changed his life. They did what travel can do, which is make him see that the world is far bigger than where he was growing up. Now that he’s an adult ...

With the first new weight-loss drug to be approved in 13 years, dieters now have a new weapon against obesity. Is it for you? The first new prescription diet drug in 13 years won Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval on Wednesday, offering a new alternative to aid weight loss for ...

“Showrooming,” the practice in which consumers check out merchandise in a physical store and then buy it at a cheaper price online, is the bane of brick-and-mortar retailers everywhere. It’s got to be extra insulting when customers use a smartphone to shop around while they’re inside the store. Increasingly, though, ...

Having a daily cup of coffee or two may actually be good for heart, according to latest research. Pooling the results from five studies of coffee consumption and heart failure risk, published between 2001 and 2011, researchers led by Dr. Murray Mittleman at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston report ...