One in four women surveyed who had birth interventions like induced labor or a c-section reported experiencing pressure from a care provider to do so.

Final rules on the use of medical marijuana take effect later this month, but doctors still have some concerns.

A few years back, an acquaintance told me that one of the few mandates he imposed on his daughter was that she play a sport regularly, whether she liked it or not. At the time, I thought it was a bit harsh. But now, with a ‘tween daughter of my own who is happiest curled [...]

“Better health requires health insurance coverage, but it doesn’t end there,” argues one physician in a clear interpretation of last week’s landmark Oregon Health Insurance STudy.

Infants who were born vaginally and had a parent suck clean his or her pacifier got an added boost, the study found: “the prevalence of eczema was approximately 2.5 times lower at 18 months of age in vaginally delivered children whose
parents sucked their pacifiers than in caesarean section-delivered children whose parents did not have this habit.

A psychologist argues that negative emotions are critical for our mental health and should be embraced.

Researchers found that the relaxation response – a state of deep rest attained through breathing, meditation, yoga and other practices — triggers changes in gene expression that can affect the body’s immune function, energy metabolism and insulin secretion.

The influential American Academy of Pediatrics issues its first guidelines related to planned home births.

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, arm lifts in women have increased more than 4,000 percent in just over a decade. The society reports that “in 2000, more than 300 women got upper arm lift procedures. Last year, more than 15,000 did.”

How to use exercise as medicine for a range of ills, from alleviating insomnia to reducing back pain.