The U.S. Department of Agriculture says testing of Aretha Vinson’s brain tissue showed that she didn’t die of a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The illness has been associated with mad-cow disease.

While this past weekend’s total is not yet final, proceeds topped $192,254. The local goal for the 2008 Relay for Life was $170,000.

People who sleep fewer than six hours a night - or more than nine - are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies.

New research finds we should be more selective about what we grill…

Many of us laugh about our tendency to collect clutter and call ourselves pack rats. But pack rats don’t let their clutter interfere with their lives. They don’t feel secretive or ashamed about the stuff they save.

The American Academy of Dermatology is trying to raise awareness about the danger of tanning. The group says skin cancer cases are on the rise among younger women. 

Youths who lived in towns with strict bans were 40 percent less likely to become regular smokers than those in communities with no bans or weak ones, the researchers reported in the May issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

Lisa Crawford is part of a new generation of women with breast cancer who are taking aggressive action — and in many cases, making difficult decisions — to control their destinies. 

Injuries in teens who use the device spur FDA researchers to urge parents to be vigilant

A few gift ideas to nudge your mother toward a better diet, a more interesting workout or a little less stress.