When your kids come home from school, are they literally weighted down with homework? If so, they need an ergonomically designed backpack.

It's that special time of year when home chefs nationwide are heating up the grill and putting their cooking skills to the test, but are their creations safe to eat?

At a time when most women are enjoying active lives, Patti Eglington could not get out of bed. Stricken by unbearable pain, her body seemed to betray her. Desperate for relief, Eglington sought help from everyone from arthritis specialists to psychiatrists. No one seemed to understand her "mystery illness". She was prescribed a cocktail of medications and advised to exercise, but nothing eased her suffering.

In the past, it was somewhat common for a person to work the majority of his or her career at the same company, receiving health benefits the entire time. Now, because of a number of different factors, this type of comprehensive health care coverage throughout a career and into early retirement is rare.

Bath and beauty products do more than just keep us clean, they make us look and feel our best. And in a 24/7 society where busy is the norm, a simple bath or great skin treatment can be a relaxing personal moment in an otherwise hectic day. Now more than ever, people are using bath products that are made organically through green processes because it's not only good for them, but also good for the environment.

Moms across the country are raising concerns and tossing plastic baby bottles after a recent report issued by an arm of the National Institutes for Health linked bisphenol-A (BPA) to health problems. It is possible to go BPA free. Here's how.

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.