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Asking home prices rose 8% in May compared with a year ago--the slowest rate in 13 months. That's welcome news for buyers who have been pushed out by the 20% increase some markets had been experiencing.

Reverse mortgages can provide financial stability to aging homeowners, and the government's new lending standards adds more protections.  

Sewage, sinkholes and other threats may go beyond the protections of home coverage.

The housing market's recovery is slowing and many are placing the blame on lack of demand from first-time buyers. But is that really fair? 

Dave Says: No one wants to end up house poor, so just how much of your income should go toward your housing?

Since its approval of Viagra, the FDA has been under pressure to find a treatment for female sexual dysfunction.

A personal story of how an organization's spirt and culture is saving lives. 

New intelligent bionics and exoskeletons are expected to one day help patients who haven’t used their lower bodies in years.

Hundreds of thousands of children die from Malaria each year, but new research could help catch deadly diseases before they reach maturity.

Fight for her Life: Kathy Giusti was diagnosed with a fatal cancer. Instead of giving up, she founded a non-profit that has grown into a key player in developing treatments for the rare blood disease. 

Nothing is certain in life but death, taxes – and as it looks now, hefty insurance premium hikes come 2016. Is there anything consumers can do?

Founding CEO John Mackey pioneered the natural and organic food market – how could such a powerful visionary lose his way?

For decades stress and burnout have plagued the American workplace in a similar way that obesity has plagued school aged children.

Most diet and exercise resolutions fail because people try to do them alone.

Studies show people are more motivated to lose weight and live more healthy when the process is social--so why not make wellness a priority at work?

America’s obesity epidemic is big business. Who wins and who loses?

Great strides have been made in air pollution, but despite improvements, 1 in 4 Americans live where pollution levels are often dangerous to breathe. Here's a look at the cities with the worst pollution. 

Maintaining health and wellness takes commitment and employers should be playing an active role.

More and more of us are opting to work for ourselves than someone else – and we’re becoming far less productive in the process.

Ever heard the expression "high IQ, low EQ?" It refers to someone who is intellectually smart, but emotionally dumb. That sums up Jonathan Gruber’s problem