Each year, 40,000 babies are born with a congenital heart defect (CHD). The Children's Heart Foundation is working to raise awareness of CHDs, fund important research and identify new treatment options.

Tag, jump-rope and swinging on the jungle gym used to be the staples of kids' afternoons and weekends. While the benefits of free play are well-documented, luring kids away from online gaming, instant messaging and TV is easier said than done. Here's what you need to know about the benefits of kids and free play.

Here are six essentials every woman should keep in her make-up kit this summer to keep skin looking healthy, glowing and gorgeous.

Summer is synonymous with outdoor picnics, barbeques and entertaining family and friends. This year, instead of grilling up the same barbeque staples, experiment with tapas-style recipes that are light and sensible and embrace the flavors of the season. Your guests will sure be satisfied by these, small, tasty and distinctive food choices.

Members of the food industry, ranging from government organizations to grocers and food manufacturers, are filling supermarket shelves and food and beverage labels with various health claims and nutrition quality rating systems. The result has left shoppers with a wide array of possibly confusing and even contradictory health and nutrition information. Here's some tips to help you navigate nutrition labels.

There is a growing need in this country for more veterinary pathologists. Here's what people in this profession do and why the need is so great.

Want to lower your risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease? Losing just a few pounds can make a big difference. A study called the Diabetes Prevention Program showed that dropping even just 5 to 10 percent of your weight can prevent or delay diseases like type 2 diabetes. For a 180 pound person, 5 percent is just 9 pounds.