Classic Cosmetics: Kinder to Your Skin, Your Wallet and the Earth
Want to find healthier skin care for less money? Take a page from your grandmother's beauty book!
Want to find healthier skin care for less money? Take a page from your grandmother's beauty book!
Think you know about America dads? Well, traditional Father's Day gifts aren't likely to change anytime soon, but fatherhood itself is in the middle of a major transformation.
Walgreens will pay an $80 million fine for allowing tens of thousands of units of powerful painkillers to illegally wind up in the hands of drug addicts and dealers.
Obamacare critics seem strangely obsessed with healthy 25-year-old men. Could it be because they are one of the few groups who will be paying more for insurance?
Walmart's low-wage and low-benefit model costs U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars a year, a new congressional report reveals. Now, California is pushing back.
A greater-than-expected slowdown in health spending has helped buy Medicare more time before it will no longer be able to pay out full benefits.
The German drug company Bayer AG has received antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission for its approximately $1.1 billion acquisition of Conceptus.
Money can buy happiness: The trick is spending it right, say professors Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton, authors of "Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending."
Until now, the only way to find out what Americans eat and how many calories they consume has been government data, but researchers are trying to change that.
Some lipsticks contain high levels of toxins you'd never want near your mouth, including lead. To dodge that bullet, consider these cosmetics that are low on hazard and price.
When it comes to breast cancer, your health care can be trumped by your finances: Even if your best bet is to follow in Angelia Jolie's footsteps, you may not be able to.
Despite arguments to the contrary, giving unemployed Americans extended jobless benefits of up to 99 weeks didn't prevent them from taking jobs, according a new report.
For millions of Americans, Medicare is a major key to a secure retirement, but over the years, it's gotten increasingly complex. Here's the simple version of how it all works.
New research has confirmed something you probably already would have guessed: Retirement planning isn't something you can successfully leave to guesswork.
Sen. Kay Hagan aims to change the nation's dismal record when it comes to educating young people about personal finance. Her plan: the Financial Literacy for Students Act.
Nearly 26 million low- and middle-income Americans could be eligible for health insurance subsidies next year, but most don't know it.
Yum Brands says a new strain of flu is hurting its KFC sales in China, putting added pressure on its efforts to recover from an earlier controversy over its chicken suppliers.
Walgreen expands the reach of its drugstore clinics beyond treating ankle sprains and sinus infections to handling chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
America is getting older, and that demographic trend will challenge society in new ways. But it will also mean profit for businesses that offer what seniors want and need.
Most U.S. seniors will need long-term medical care, and millions bought long-term-care insurance to pay for it. Now, massive rate hikes may price them out of their policies.
One in three Americans could be wasting $2,600 a year at the grocery store. That's $50 per week thrown away on items that are either tossed out or never used.
For retirees hoping to live long and prosper in their golden years, the U.S. is only the 19th best place to be, according to a new index.
How do you show average Americans that one of the most complex and controversial government programs ever devised is a good deal for them? With the science of mass marketing.
Shopping addiction is in the news after author Buzz Bissinger revealed in GQ that he spent more than $600,000 on designer clothes. Here's what we know about shopaholics.
A new study finds that insurance companies will have to pay out an average of 32 percent more for medical claims under President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul.
Researchers at Michigan University's Ross School of Business found that shopping -- aka 'retail therapy' -- really does make you feel better, and they think they know why.
Arijit Guha, whose battle with an insurance company gave a human face to the health care struggle, died last week.
Several sample box services will send a monthly shipment of beauty and diet products to your door. Are they worth your money?
A backlash is brewing against Chinese "birth tourists," but those who complain they're gaming the 14th Amendment should relax: Anchor babies are a win for the U.S. economy.





























