If you?re doing some financial belt-tightening at the same time you?re working to whittle your waistline, don?t give up. There are  ways to keep that New Year's resolution.

Can you lose a lot of weight without becoming a ?saggy, baggy elephant?? How well can exercise fight the flab? And is it possible to lose fat only in desired areas but not in others?

New research finds a link between "active transportation" ? biking, walking or taking mass transit ? and less obesity in 17 industrialized countries across Europe, North America and Australia.

You don?t have to spend a lot of money to give the gift of fitness this holiday season.

A brain swelling condition related to low oxygen levels in the air may have caused many of the deaths of people climbing Mount Everest, researchers said on Tuesday.

An ongoing salmonella outbreak has sickened 388 people in 42 states, according to the CDC.

More than a third of babies born by planned, repeat C-section in the U.S. are delivered before 39 weeks gestation, and these babies are at increased risk for birth-related health problems as a result, a study shows.

Patrick Swayze has tried an experimental drug as part of his pancreatic cancer treatment and he says he's not giving up despite grim odds.

A Minnesota child was the first flu-related pediatric death of the 2008-9 flu season, the CDC reports. There's still time to get the vaccine: Peak season is yet to come.