Maureen Salamon

Only by understanding the causes of obesity can there be solutions, experts say.

Experts are optimistic that a 20-year downward trend in teen pregnancies can be continued with consistent legislative and parental support.

AIDS experts are optimistic that drastic reductions in the transmission rate can be achieved in just the next several years.

Smoking's grip on Americans continues to alarm health experts, who had hoped the battle to "kick butts" was closer to victory.

Mothers-to-be who spend too much or too little time catching zzzz's early in pregnancy may develop high blood pressure.

People with severed limbs, spinal cord injuries and other traumatic wounds may someday be able to regrow lost nerves and tissue with the help of sodium.

Taking on bedbugs and hysterical homeowners one exterminator at a time.

About 10 percent of patients who spend more than 2 days in ICU can develop PTSD.

Some study participants now have such pictures to motivate them to exercise.

Bedbugs have rebounded because of greater global travel, urban sprawl and pesticide resistance.

Dust, radon and mercury impact miners' health.