HEALTH

Love can have some pretty great perks: the emotion offers mental and physical benefit to our bodies. Here are eight aspects of life that get a boost when our hearts are full.

It could prevent you from developing a goiter, for one thing.

Argentinian heart surgeon René Favaloro popularized coronary bypass surgery, which continues to save the lives of people with heart disease.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, much of the world worked itself into a tizzy over the idea of people touching themselves.

It’s not just because you’re spending more time indoors.

Thanks to a stringent new FDA mandate, food suppliers are now adding sesame to products that didn’t previously contain it.

Celine Dion recently announced that she has been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome (SPS), a rare and progressive neurological disorder that only affects about one or two out of every 1 million people.

Scientists have finally visualized what happens when poo particles go airborne.

Whether your hair is oily or naturally dry (or somewhere in between), the best drugstore shampoos can help your strands stay healthier than ever.

The FDA has made the devices cheaper and more readily available to people with mild to moderate hearing loss.

Half of the world’s population—nearly 4 billion people—lack safe and sanitary toilet facilities. Here are a few facts to make you appreciate our lovely loos.

The universe appears to be taking a special interest in offing us at the beginning of the year.