The American Heart Association says that the size of your pants is a good example of how much risk one is for heart disease in the present and future.

According the the association, if you're a man with more than a 40-inch waist, you're in risky territory. If you're a woman, your risk rises if your waist is more than 35 inches

The American Heart Association says that the size of your pants is a good example of how much risk one is for heart disease in the present and future.

According the the association, if you're a man with more than a 40-inch waist, you're in risky territory. If you're a woman, your risk rises if your waist is more than 35 inches

Canadian researchers find frequent exposure to violence may affect teens' blood pressure and heart rates. Officials say results suggest exposure to violence may not only have psychological effects as has been previously demonstrated, but physiological effects as well.

Previous research found a link between violence exposure and daytime systolic blood pressure (the top number) and nighttime diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) among adolescents

Three Chicago-area children have died of a toxic shock syndrome-like illness caused by a germ caught within the community - not in the hospital, where it is usually found.

The cases show the staph germ, known as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, has become even more dangerous by causing a shock-like condition

A new study shows acne patients taking antibiotics for at least six weeks are twice as likely to develop an upper respiratory tract infection compared to those who don't.

Researchers studied 118,496 acne patients, 71.7 percent of which had been prescribed topical or oral antibiotics for one year. They found during that time 15.4 percent suffered at least one upper respiratory tract infection