‘What’s Bad for the Heart Also Bad for the Brain’
2013-05-02
Smoking, diabetes, other things that harm physical health linked to poorer mental function, study saysContinue Reading
Heart-Healthy Lifestyle May Also Prevent Lethal Blood Clots
2013-05-02
Large U.S. study followed people nearly 5 years to gauge their riskContinue Reading
Gene Test May Help Predict Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
2013-05-02
Change to DNA might explain why some shed more pounds than others after gastric bypass, study saysContinue Reading
Study Supports Broader Access to Lap-Band Weight-Loss Surgery
2013-05-02
But not everyone agrees it’s time to recommend the procedure to those who aren’t extremely obeseContinue Reading
Younger Men Biggest Consumers of Added Sugars: CDC
2013-05-01
Sweetened food and beverages are source of too many empty calories, experts sayContinue Reading
Companies to Donate Prosthetic Legs to Boston Bombing Victims in Need
2013-05-01
Even if patients lack insurance to cover costs, prosthetic makers’ coalition vows to help them walk againContinue Reading
How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control
2013-04-30
Key hormones, amino acids altered during digestion, study findsContinue Reading
Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later
2013-04-30
Danish study found overweight males in their 20s had worse health in middle ageContinue Reading
Too Much Drinking, Weight May Harm Liver
2013-04-27
Study suggests women at higher risk for chronic liver diseaseContinue Reading
Doctors Feel Less Connected to Obese Patients, Study Suggests
2013-04-26
In office visits, physicians were less apt to use reassuring language if patient was overweightContinue Reading
Could Facebook Assist Public Health Efforts to Track Obesity?
2013-04-26
Study tied users’ online interests in U.S. regions to obesity ratesContinue Reading
12 Ounces of Sugary Soda a Day Raises Diabetes Risk: Study
2013-04-25
European researchers found odds rose by up to 22 percent at this level of consumptionContinue Reading
Most Americans Oppose Soda, Candy Taxes
2013-04-25
They say it’s not government’s role to try to influence what people eat, drink, Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll findsContinue Reading
Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
2013-04-23
Men who had a biopsy that didn’t find cancer were at raised risk for disease later if they were obeseContinue Reading