For those of us whose skin in the winter gets as scaly as a lizard’s, home humidifiers might sound essential. But humidifiers are more complicated to use and care for than some other household ...

Every winter, humidifiers seem to pop up everywhere. Stacked on store shelves, spotlighted in home-care roundups and quietly humming in bedrooms across the country. And it’s not hard to understand why ...

Your home has to be heated in cold weather, which reduces the humidity of the already dry winter air. This dry air, unfortunately, can irritate your baby's delicate throat and air passages.