A rosy complexion really does spell good health, according to a clever experiment conducted by researchers at the University of St. Andrews. The results offer one more good reason to get fit.

Got an aging relative in an assisted-living or long-term care facility? The best thing you can bring on your next visit might well be a houseplant. And a watering can. And a little extra potting soil.

These days, schools and school kids need all the help they can get. Most older Americans need to be more physically active. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine demonstrate that an innovative program called Experience Corps can meet both needs–with generous benefits to spare.

Smokers who won’t quit for their own health–or even their kids–just might be willing to kick the habit for Fido or Tigger, new research suggests.

PDQhealth’s rhyming toast to New Year’s resolutions was featured on the San Francisco Chronicle’s opinion page on January 1, 2009!