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Q: I have been having a problem with the cabinet under my sink in the main bathroom. It has a terrible odor coming out of it every time I slide...

A first simple step to living greener is using compact fluorescent bulbs, you hear repeatedly. After all, they last for years, saving money and energy. But making the switch to...

We opened the lids on six eco-friendly paints, the kind made with fewer dangerous chemicals, or at least less likely to emit them. The good news: Some of these paints...

Stretch marks are no longer the only physical reminder of a child's birth for some moms. While most mothers have pictures of their kids proudly displayed on a shelf, increasingly,...

The standard weapons in the fight against cancer -- surgery, chemotherapy and radiation -- may soon be joined by something far simpler: exercise. New research shows that regular physical activity...

Please bow your heads in recognition of the passing of the ancient and venerable handshake. In frail health for years and often seen only at formal occasions or when thanking...

Havana Nocturne By T.J. English Morrow, 416 pages, $27.95 Cuban writer Jose Lezama Lima's description of Havana -- "an unnameable feast" -- fits the city's last great era like the...

Awnings are common in Europe, where nearly one of every three homes has one. But in the United States, where only 3 percent of houses use awnings, they're more of...

Q: We've had a whole house fan in our attic for many years and while its noise occasionally bothers me, I think it's working great and saving us money. You...

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre responded quickly Wednesday to an ESPN report about a possible return to play for the Green Bay Packers this season by telling the (Biloxi) Sun...