Consider the number of Americans injured in yard work accidents every autumn and you may begin to suspect that "fall" is actually short for "pitfall." Here are some tips for avoiding common fall mishaps like back injuries, tumbles from ladders and lawn mower accidents.

As children venture back to school, they get many opportunities to participate in sports. No matter what the activity, you can help your child understand how to make the most of the experience.

Whoever first said that "a friend in need is a friend indeed" certainly knew what she (or she) was talking about. Good friends encourage you to live your dreams, and stand by you through good times and bad. And, as one recent poll shows, women are most likely to confide in a friend when they are facing violence in their home.

Men are living longer and looking to improve and prolong their health and happiness with preventive steps to achieve a higher quality of life. And with notions of age changing rapidly, the best way to stay healthy is to focus on the whole body.

Traditional LASIK has taken the public by storm as a way to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and the blurriness called astigmatism. But the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) was not convinced until recently that LASIK (a form of refractive surgery) was for anyone with space aspirations. All that changed last fall when NASA announced it would now accept astronaut applicants from people who had undergone LASIK.

It's something every parent has experienced. It's a beautiful day and your children are outside having fun at a playground, backyard barbecue or party when an accidental scrape or minor cut turns the laughter into tears. Here's what you need to know to promote proper healing.

Summer break will be here before you know it, and if you're like most parents, you're looking for something constructive for your kids to do. How about signing them up for a kung fu class?