Doctors at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and other medical institutions are beginning to report a curious increase in children with kidney stones -- a possible consequence of America's dependence on processed foods.

Husbands and wives lean on each other, but it turns out that lending a hand is good, too.

Here's another reason for men to avoid packing on extra pounds over the holidays: A new study has found that losing weight reduces the risk of an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

Older people who take heartburn drugs such as Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid and Protonix for long periods have a significantly increased risk of hip fractures, possibly because the drugs block calcium absorption, Pennsylvania researchers reported today.

When fully grown, the plant resembles something from "The Day of the Triffids": a squat succulent with thick, spiky arms, purple fleshy petals and seedpods like rhino horns.