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For millennia, humans squatted when they needed to defecate. Then the modern toilet was invented and we began sitting instead. However, a study published...

Even at high normal levels, increased blood sugar contributes to problems with memory and thinking ability. These were the findings of a study that...

When Spock said, "Live long and prosper," he might have added "only if you don't eat red meat."

With football underway and fall just around the corner, your thoughts may be shifting to holiday treats and goodies to cook. As you choose...

Q: I cannot seem to shake my craving for sugar (I use five teaspoons in a cup of coffee) and, truth is, I also...

Curious about why women tend to develop more belly fat than men, researchers conducted experiments to answer this question. Surprisingly, it turns out that eating a high...

There has been a great deal of information surfacing lately about vitamin D deficiency and how it impacts health. Curious about how tuberculosis has...

"Jenny's in a fix/With her arithmetics/Poor concentration/Boys in the classroom cause agitation/ She's a junk food junky/Blame it on the food, yeah/Blame it on...

Q. I've been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea. Is there any connection between the two? A. There's one sure connection between type...

Q: I visited my 84-year-old grandmother in her assisted-living home recently, and she seemed lonely. I visit as often as I can, but what...

Feeling lonely in life or unhappy at work? Before you pity yourself or call it quits, check the thermostat. Temperature strongly influences how we...

Nobody knows just how much of a risk toxins in our food really pose. Most of the associations between chemical exposures and disease are just that--associations. But we're exposed to dozens, if not hundreds, of chemicals, and the effects of some multiple exposures may be more...

If you're among the 79 million Americans with prediabetes - higher-than-healthy blood sugar levels that pave the way for diabetes and other health concerns - we've got sweet and sour news.

The color green denotes life, signifying growth, renewal and health. The word itself brings to mind phrases like green living, green thumb, green with...