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Health-care products maker Covidien has snatched up Israel-headquartered Given Imaging in an all-cash deal.

Check out these off-beat races to get the blood pumping.

9Round kicks up circuit fitness training with boxing and kickboxing inspired workouts.

These tools can help you stay healthy and on track to grow your business right.

The tech giant invests in Calico, a new company aimed at combating aging and improving people's health and wellness.

Shradha Agarwal and Rishi Shah saw an untapped opportunity to bring video segments with tips on diet and exercise to patients in doctor office waiting rooms.

Engineers are working on a way to use gold particles to possibly treat movement disorders and other ailments.

A New York tech startup has combined diapers with a mobile app to give parents real-time health info on their babies.

South Carolina's Pure Barre is using social media to expand from workout to a lifestyle brand.

Running expert Eric Orton developed a new shoe to help athletes put their best foot forward.

Crowdfunding is catching fire in health care, partly because of the growing collection of sites that offer services to entrepreneurs inventing new products for patients, physicians and other medical providers.

Combining baby boomers' needs with tech's newest innovations may create this year's strongest electronics category.

A workout frustration led fitness instructor Donna Browning to create Sweaty Bands.

Julia Erickson and Aaron Ingley were both ballet dancers and business students when they came up with an idea to keep dancers full between rehearsals.

A doctor and nurse team up to open the first Doctors Express urgent-care franchise in Florida.

With digital diaries and video chats, PrettyPaddedRoom.com offers online counseling for woman and a "nice play to go crazy."

This year's Small Business Person of the Year discusses the challenges of managing rapid growth.

From burgers to child care to staying fit, our annual list of trends in the franchise world shows where to consider putting your money to make money.

This vending company reinvents the business by stocking health and information. Plus, a look at other game-changers in the health space.