Weight loss competitions have joined the reality show craze on television. However, researchers from Brown University and Miriam Hospital’s Weight Control and Diabetes Program have found weight loss programs that involve working together as a group are beneficial for...
You may sigh with frustration when you are alone in the dressing room trying on jeans. However, your inherited genes may be responsible for how you look in those denim jeans.
Nature vs Media
Researchers from Michigan State University challenged the...
For 63 years, American kids have been playing Candyland, with its Gum Drop Mountain and Queen Frostine. So it's no surprise infants are attracted to little packages of sweet-looking treats from the time they can crawl. (Your job is...
It's 9 a.m. in the office, time for my daily medication. As usual, I slink off to the fire escape for my fix. Twenty minutes later, I'm back at my desk, brimming with vitality and raring to go.
Q: I have trouble falling asleep, and I find myself opening the fridge after midnight, almost every night. I'm putting on a lot of weight! How do I get off this roller coaster? - Elsie T., Moline, Ill.
A: There...
Sipping a cup of green tea, whether hot, cold, or in a bottled beverage, is becoming an increasingly popular past-time for Americans—intake has more than doubled in the past four years...
Many people diagnosed with a thyroid condition are surprised that such a tiny gland can have such a profound impact on overall health and well-being. Throughout life, this busy gland is constantly producing hormones that influence metabolism.
When disease causes...
In light of supportive research over the past decade highlighting the benefits of alternative and complimentary therapies, more and more traditional Western doctors are beginning to accept these approaches for their patients. With a more integrative approach, patients can...
In a study completed at Oregon State University, researchers have found that zinc is a vital nutrient that is poorly absorbed by older people. Additionally, many people with deficient levels of zinc are prone to higher levels of degenerative...
A brisk walk, pumping iron, even a roll in the hay can make your systolic blood pressure rise - temporarily. But if, like "Southland's" Regina King (svelte and athletic) or ex-quarterback Joe Montana (who'd think it?), you have chronic...
