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Study: Sugar is just as Harmful as Tobacco and Alcohol
Consuming excessive amounts of sugar is as harmful as tobacco or alcohol, according to a recent study conducted by the University of California, San Francisco.
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Fried Foods Don’t Increase Your Risk Of Heart Disease
January 26, 2012 Contrary to widely-held beliefs, eating fried foods doesn't increase your risk of heart disease. The type of oil and the country you live in does.
There is good news out there for all of us french fry eaters: researchers have found no connection between eating fried foods and suffering from heart disease
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Study: Men at Higher Risk for Mild Memory Loss Than Women
Men may be at greater risk of developing mild cognitive impairment than women, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology.
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Your Smartphone May Someday Diagnose Diseases
Soon you’ll likely turn to your smart phone for medical tests instead of the hospital. Scientist in Korea are in the process of developing an app to do medical tests.
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Drug Manufacturers Must Disclose Payola
January 18, 2012 It's become so much of a standard that it's just assumed: your doctor is at the receiving end of "leverage" from drug manufacturers to prescribe their medications. And whether they receive pens and Sticky Notes with the pill's brand name on them or they receive a cash payment, the end result is that someone from the drug manufacturer has "marketed" those medications to your doctor so that they would be "aware" of the drug and be able to prescribe it to you
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Does Marriage Make Men Healthier?
“It makes even less sense when you realize that being single is bad for your health.”
My friend Kim made this statement during a heated group discussion about men and marriage a few weeks ago.
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10 Tried-and-True Ways to Lose Weight
If you're like most people, you've probably made a New Years resolution to lose weight. Unfortunately, most people – 80 percent – tap out before they really get started. To help you maintain your goal through 2012 and for years to come, we've compiled a list of tips the experts want you to know to get on the right track to weight loss.
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Viagra Could Ward Off Heart Disease, Study Finds
The popular pill for erectile dysfunction may positively impact another part of the body: your heart.
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Treating High Blood Pressure Adds Years to Life, Study Says
Controlling your blood pressure can help you live longer, according to a new study.
Researchers at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at the University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey discovered those treating their condition with medication lowered their risk of death during a 20-year period.
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Is Happiness on the Decline? Let’s Look to Twitter — Health Check
Whether you love or hate Twitter, the microblogging site has revolutionized online communication and some scientists are even using it to ascertain worldwide mood. Though, what they’ve found is kind of a bummer.
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Coffee, Beer Among the Bad Things That Are Suddenly Good for You in 2011
For years society has told us that drinking coffee, drinking beer and swearing are bad, but thanks to the results of new research released in 2011, some things we thought were bad are actually good for us. Turns out being a caffeine-addled, Guinness-soaked potty mouth actually improves your health — in moderation, of course.
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‘Why Do We Shiver?’ and Other Mysterious Winter Health Questions Answered — Health Check
Unless you’re lucky enough to live in one of those beautiful, warm places, where the weather never changes, you are now settling in for a season of gloves, static, chapped lips and chills to the bone. But what do we really know about how our bodies react to winter?