As we turn the chapter of a new year, we jot down our resolutions and determine that this is the year we will achieve our smart health goals to be fit and healthy in 2019! However, life can get in the way of smart health goals, and our motives and intentions aren’t always prioritized for a variety of reasons. Maria Marlowe’s new, Be Healthy Every Day weekly planner, is a great tool to help you set and achieve your smart health goals in 2019!

Lyme disease is on the rise according to statistics, and it is spreading at a frightening and rapid rate. Ordinary backyards account for 75% of exposure to ticks that result in cases of lyme disease. Fortunately, you can make your yard tick proof with these easy tricks to avoid lyme disease!

According to the CDC’s recent report, cases of vector-borne disease has tripled in the United States from 2004 to 2016. Fresh waves of fear about ticks and mosquito-borne diseases are rippling across the country. The good news is that Thermacell Repellents, Inc. is the fastest growing area bug repellent company on the market today. You can host your barbecue party while safely avoiding tick and mosquito invasions by utilizing Thermacell’s ingenious bug repellent devices!

The FDA just approved the world’s smallest mechanical heart valve for newborns and infants. Prior to the approval of the Abbott heart valve, the lives of approximately 40,000 babies a year were in grave jeopardy due to congenital heart defects (CHD). The Abbott heart valve is a mere 15 millimeters in size, approximately the circumference of a dime.

There’s a new baby gadget hitting the market soon. This one claims that it can help colicky, cranky, crying babies fall asleep—and go back to sleep on their own—so that new moms and dads can get more rest. But the reaction from the public is mixed.

You’ve heard the saying, “necessity if the mother of invention”, and in the case of 18 year old Julián Ríos Cantú of Mexico, these words are especially appropriate. Cantú’s own mother was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time when he was 13 with a fast growing and aggressive type. She underwent bilateral mastectomy, almost died and became both the inspiration and motivation behind the technology he has developed for early detection of breast cancer.

Wearing a device similar to a FitBit or Apple watch could tell you if you're sick. Wearable technology of the future could make medical care more individualized and even alert you and your doctor that something's brewing before you have symptoms.

Did you buy a fitness tracker because it has a heart rate monitor? A new study says that fitness trackers are not so accurate after all, and reveals the truly best way to measure your heart while exercising.

Like your activity tracker, but hate that fact that it is not guaranteed against water damage while in the pool or shower?! Here’s the latest activity tracker update about one that now is designed as a waterproof activity tracker for swimmers.

According to a recent CBS News report, that heart rate monitor on your Apple Watch or fitness band can be more than just a feature to tell you how hard you are pushing your heart while exercising—it could also be a way of telling you that something is wrong with your health.

Diagnostic tool performs blood test via smartphone screens.