The Washington Post

You know your dog or cat can almost always cheer you up after a bad day. But did you know that pets may bring other health benefits to their owners,...

Mail-order prescriptions are supposed to offer convenience and save money, but a new survey reveals that in many cases they do neither. The National Community Pharmacists Association -- admittedly not...

Having surgery is nerve-racking for anyone, but it is especially scary to kids. The American Society of Anesthesiologists offers these suggestions for making it a more tolerable experience: *Inform yourself...

In the often separate worlds of mental health therapists and substance abuse counselors, professionals began realizing in the mid-1980s that large percentages of the people they were seeing -- sometimes...

Mechanical engineer Richard Whitcomb, 88, who died of pneumonia Tuesday in Newport News, Va., changed the way we fly today with three design innovations that made airplanes fly farther and...

David Gartner, a key aide to Vice President Hubert Humphrey who became a commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, died Sept. 29 at his home in Arlington, Va. He...

Mail-order prescriptions are supposed to offer convenience and save money, but a new survey reveals that in many cases they do neither. The National Community Pharmacists Association -- admittedly not...

Walk-in medical clinics run by CVS, Wal-Mart and other retailers provide care for routine illnesses that is as good as, and costs less than, similar care offered in doctors' offices,...

In the often separate worlds of mental health therapists and substance abuse counselors, professionals began realizing in the mid-1980s that large percentages of the people they were seeing -- sometimes...

A rapidly growing union that represents nurses, janitors and other low-wage workers is coming under fire from conservatives because of its long-standing financial and leadership ties to ACORN, a liberal...