In light of supportive research over the past decade highlighting the benefits of alternative and complimentary therapies, more and more traditional Western doctors are...

Acrylamide is a chemical that naturally occurs when potatoes or starchy foods are fried or baked at high temperatures. The chemical is also highly...

It might sound icky and gross, but fecal transplants can be beneficial for individuals with extreme cases of intestinal Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections....

Why don't vampires cruise the fast-food restaurants? Is it because there's too much cholesterol in the customers' hemoglobin? Nope. It's the bright lights, colors...

In a weekend Reddit post, a KFC patron in Canada provided a picture of a raw chicken sandwich they had just taken a bite of moments earlier. While chicken is considered...

Scientists know that plants possess thousands of bioactive compounds, called phytochemicals, that impart health benefits when we eat them. These benefits range from protection...

Election season is fast approaching, and as it does, we become inundated with the images and soundbites of candidates espousing rhetoric and promising us...

Q: I just found out we're having a boy! Now we're debating whether to have him circumcised. What do you think is best? -...

Movies in 2011 displayed a dramatically higher level of cigarette smoking that in recent previous years. In a study conducted by the University of...

In a recent study published in the professional medical journal Obesity, researchers have found that women who are overweight experience less pleasure from sex...