I’ll begin this column off with a confession: I love, love, love cupcakes. I see my local cupcake dealer for a fix once a week. I usually buy two – usually a coconut one and a birthday cake one. I eat half of one at night – well, OK sometimes a whole one – after […]

Having a heart is part of being human. We love with our hearts, we give with our hearts, we get our hearts broken and we feel it in our hearts when things are going wrong. Dr. Mehmet Oz may now be best known as a TV doctor and host of his own show, but he’s […]

Health & Wellness

As the number of older mothers has risen, younger women have become less likely to bear children. Younger women are still much more likely to have babies than older women, but birthrates sank to record lows among teens and women in their early 20s in 2011, the data show. Some older mothers say they were […]

Entertainment

First Lady Michelle Obama teams up with hip hop legend Doug E. Fresh, singer Jordin Sparks, Ryan Beatty and lots of children in a new video promoting exercise and healthy eating. Dr. Oz even raps and does “The Dougie.” Watch the video “Everybody” above.

Health & Wellness

Deep-fried foods may be causing trouble in the Deep South. People whose diets are heavy on them and sugary drinks like sweet tea and soda were more likely to suffer a stroke, a new study finds. It’s the first big look at diet and strokes, and researchers say it might help explain why blacks in […]