While memes are usually light-hearted, many social media sites and forums are increasingly playing host to communities that share so-called depressive memes – memes about death, suicide, isolation, or hopelessness.

The best way to protect against the flu is the flu vaccine. But even so, about 60% of Americans will skip getting a flu shot this year.

As our global population is projected to live longer than ever before, it’s important that we find ways of helping people live healthier for longer.

A recent surge in mumps among young adults in the UK has been linked to the 1998 MMR vaccine scare, when a now-discredited medical paper authored by Andrew Wakefield suggested a connection between the vaccine and the development of autism.

It will soon be a year since Jessica Starr, a popular weatherperson on Detroit TV, took her own life. Her husband said she did so because of complications related to her recent laser refractive surgery.

Meat-rich diets are linked to a range of health problems, from heart disease and strokes to type two diabetes and some cancers.

Supporting girls and women in their efforts to be physically active must become a global public health priority.

Childhood trauma has a devastating impact on both the mind and the body of children who experience it. But that mind-body connection also offers a path toward healing.

More than two-thirds of Americans take dietary supplements. The vast majority of consumers – 84% – are confident the products are safe and effective.

A study claims to have found a link between having had ten or more sexual partners and an increased risk of cancer. But it’s not as simple as that.

We are being cheated nutritionally. Food constitutes a six-part gift, but all we're hearing about is one thing. But this skewed perspective, focusing solely on the physiological aspects of food, has become the norm. I call our one-sided, limited view the Dark Ages of nutrition.

Older women are more likely to take up exercising and stick to it if they are part of a small group guided by a personal trainer.

Imagine a synthetic product that can give your body all the essential nutrients it needs to survive, is easy to prepare, affordable, and has a low environmental impact. 

Losing your sense of smell or having it “disturbed” is not as rare as you might think: one in 20 people experience it at some point in their lives.

Scientists estimate that each year in the U.S., outdoor air pollution shortens the lives of about 100,000 people by one to two decades.

Tai chi is growing in popularity in the UK, with more clubs and classes popping up around the country and people of all ages wanting to give it a go.

Having lunch with your friends may be just as important in keeping you alive as exercising, Linda Waite argues.

The study, with 4,500 heterosexual couples, indicates that having an optimistic partner may stave off the risk factors leading to Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and cognitive decline as you grow old together.

Recently, several elite sportswomen have spoken out about toxic sport culture and the damage it does to their long-term health.

A natural compound in many vegetables called indole may fight fatty liver disease, researchers report.

For each year that a woman breastfeeds, the risk that she will ever develop breast cancer is reduced by 4.3%, on average.

Children today spend more time sitting than ever before. And research shows that as they grow up, children tend to become more sedentary and less active.

In ancient Greece, there were temples with rooms to which sick people could retreat. This was a time of quiet introspection, based on the understanding that illness is a sacred space where inner work can be done, so that healing may come from the core of our being.