Recent modifications to the American Heart Association guidelines for the treatment and prevention of heart disease made it possible for an additional 27 million people to be treated with statin drugs.
This would bring the potential number of Americans...
While short term memory lapses in older adults are commonly attributed simply to advanced age, research shows that it does not have to be this way. In fact, chronic stress may have a lot to do with it.
A new...
The doorbell rings, it's surprise company and you've just finished cooking up a big batch of fish. You reach for the air freshener and start spraying. There… that's better, right?? Nope… it may actually be worse.
We put them in...
You probably already know that camping is fun, but did you know that it's actually good for your health? Humans often long to spend time in nature; science has even come up with a term for it: biophilia.
In fact,...
A new study has confirmed something that many fitness experts already believed: It's quality, not quantity, that counts more when it comes to exercise as well as diet.
In the paper published in The Journal of Applied Physiology, researchers report...
Each year, Americans throw away a staggering amount of food. According to statistics compiled by the USDA, between 30 and 40 percent of our food supply - roughly 133 billion pounds of food - goes straight to the garbage can...
Music can have powerful effects on our emotions. Its ability to soothe is well-established, providing a relaxing effect on our minds and bodies that offers a number of health benefits, including lowering blood pressure, decreasing levels of stress hormones,...
Whether you smoke or not, you may roll your eyes when you see yet another headline about the dangers of smoking. We all know it's bad - even those who continue to smoke.
However, this issue still deserves attention,...
While it may be hard to fathom, even people who say they “hate” fast food still consume it at least occasionally – and, there are some who think fast food refers only to places like McDonald’s and Burger King,...
Not long ago, if you wanted to look younger you would call up a plastic surgeon and undergo any number of painful surgical procedures to get rid of those fine lines and wrinkles. But then, what seemed like the...
