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The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning people not to use various combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors that can “fail to alert consumers to the presence of smoke.”

You pick up your child from day care, strap them in and hand them a snack for the ride home. How healthy is that snack?

Would you be able to provide aid to someone in cardiac arrest? Results of a recent survey suggest that for about half of us, the answer is no.

The most common summer pest? The mosquito. A dozen of the more than 200 types found in the United States and its territories can spread viruses such as West Nile, Zika and chikungunya to people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Late bedtimes and inadequate sleep may increase a young person’s risk of developing high blood pressure, results of a recent study show.

The National Safe Boating Council’s “Wear It!” campaign urges people of all ages to wear life jackets on boats.

A hybrid of tennis, badminton and table tennis, pickleball may be the fastest growing recreational sport in the United States.

Prediabetes occurs when someone’s blood sugar levels (known as glucose) are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes.

Here are some tips for staying safe from lightning before, during and after lightning storms.

Looking for a simple way to calm anxiety or defuse stress? Step outside your home for a few minutes, researchers say.