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A new study suggests that young cohabiting couples are refraining from marriage out of fear of divorce

WebMD explains why some kids are afraid of the dark, how parents can help, and ways to conquer fear of the dark.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Courtney Montgomery's heart was failing fast, but the 16-year-old furiously refused when her doctors, and her mother, urged a transplant....

Some people, especially those with insomnia, chronic nightmares, or sleep apnea, dread falling asleep.

WebMD talks to experts about how to handle the fear of sleep.

The numbers of people killed by cholera in Haiti has slowed, the government says, as aid agencies seek to stop the disease from spreading in the capital.

LONDON (AP) -- The fear of falling may be enough to make elderly people more likely to fall, regardless of their actual risk, a new study says....

The world my children are growing up in is so different from the world I grew up in. I spent my summers barefoot running freely around the neighborhood with a pack of kids.

My daughter has hardly had her shoes off outside this summer.

The overhaul of the NHS may harm the public health drive, a health think tank is warning.

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The recent death of a 14-year-old British girl who received a cervicalcancer vaccine has renewed concern over the risks associated withinoculations.

But is fear of the injections warranted, or is it justparanoia?