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There have been suggestions that the decline in colorectal cancer in the USA is related to widespread screening programs. In view of this, the...
How could the ways in which we source and prepare food change in the future, to help ensure sustainability and potentially improve health?
Modern science already offers ways to enhance your mood, sex drive, athletic performance, concentration levels, and overall health. But is such...
In the £1m ($1.66m) hole in the ground that is the decidedly well-appointed basement gym at the upscale London office of the international law firm...
As the H1N1 influenza pandemic has reminded us, disease knows no boundaries. Tackling health issues globally is critical to maintaining good health...
President Barack Obama wants medical treatment to become more personal. As a senator, he introduced a bill to have U. S. agencies work together on...
Doctors have long known that vitamin D promotes healthy bone growth and severe deficiency causes rickets but researchers have only recently become...
Navi Radjou, the Executive Director of the Centre for India & Global Business at the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge,...
Women have been warned they should have a baby before the age of 35 or risk missing out on motherhood. The stark message follows reports of rising...
Our carbon footprints are calculations of the greenhouse gases we’re individually responsible for. Reduce yours, and you can take some satisfaction...
High infant mortality, low life expectancy, soaring healthcare costs — the symptoms are numerous and the diagnosis unmistakable: America's healthcare...
A major study suggests that statins also quell inflammation. Now what?
The health risks of being obese are certainly well known by now — diabetes, heart disease, stroke and hypertension, to name a few. But the dangers...
The Institute of Medicine (IOM), the nation's most influential medical advisory group, has updated its guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy...
The other day I spoke to Dr. Arthur Agatston, creator of the South Beach Diet, and he scared me. I'm glad he did. I'm a 37-year-old man with a family...
A much-anticipated study released Nov. 9 at the American Heart Association's annual meeting confirms what doctors have long suspected: that...
Medical myths die hard, and one of the biggest is that heart disease is a problem mostly for men. That's not even close to being true: according to...
We all know that emotions originate in the brain. But we usually talk about our emotions coming from our hearts. If someone you know doesn't give up...
Focusing on prevention is the best way to halt heart disease in women.
Across the industrialized world, women still live 5 to 10 years longer than men. Among people over 100 years old, 85% are women, according to Tom...
It was a powerful idea, and there was some intriguing early evidence suggesting that something as simple as popping vitamin D might hold off the...
One of the most far-reaching government health initiatives over the past year is also one of the least-publicised. It is the pledge to support and...
It is estimated that there are more than 100, 000 people over the age of 100 living in the United States and the U. K., making them part of an elite...
Home Health has become an umbrella term for the home as a center for health and well-being. Take a look at how telehealth is contributing to this...
Dr Anupam Sibal, Group Medical Director of Apollo Hospitals Group, India's largest private healthcare provider, says greater cooperation is needed...
Teenagers are probably the least likely among us to eat enough fruits and vegetables or to get adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals from their...
When doctors urge overweight kids to pick up more activities, reading probably isn't what they have in mind. Yet a new study by obesity researchers...
Life, if you're a bacterium or virus, boils down to this: finding a pristine human home to provide for your every need, from food and nutrients to...
Five years ago, at a San Francisco elementary school, a nurse stood by to ensure that the children scrubbed their hands as they arrived, while their...
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says it will double its recommended minimum intake of vitamin D for infants, children and teens, from 200...
Hippocrates once said, "Let food be thy medicine and let thy medicine be food, " and doctors now believe that ancient Greek healer may have been onto...
We tend to view the brain like an alien that happens to reside in the skull. We see it as unpredictable, ungovernable in ways that other organs...
Focusing on prevention is the best way to halt heart disease in women.
Renee Turner sees sick people every day. Some get well; others do not. As a member of the security staff at the Cleveland Clinic, she knows there is...
A major study suggests that statins also quell inflammation. Now what?
Tough economic times won't help Russia to fund long-awaited healthcare reforms
When you check into a hospital, you want to be sure you’ll be getting the very best care. That’s always been true, but since more and more care is...
Computed tomography (CT) scans of the heart are becoming more popular.
Dementia is becoming more prevalent as people live longer. Prevention is better than a cure, but how much can individuals do to delay dementia?
As Maureen describes how the severe pain in her joints makes it hard to do housework, Amanda Cooper listens sympathetically at the other end of the...
The announcement in April 2003 that scientists had worked out the order of the three billion letters in the human genetic code revved up the hopes...
Five years ago, scientists announced that they had worked out the order of the three billion letters in the human genetic code. Now scientists are...
The economic crisis has seen consumers cutting back on dining out, but cheap fast-food chains are benefiting from the strencthed budgets. Healthy...
Testing blood sugar at home may not help people with type 2 diabetes, a study suggests.
People with high blood pressure should use a home monitor for regular checks of their pressure.
Health economist Professor Alan Maynard explains how healthcare standards could be improved by giving doctors less freedom… and re-instating the 1845...
News that more and more Americans are getting less and less sleep comes as no surprise to Dr David White, chief medical officer at Philips...
If you've ever embarked upon a exercise regime, you'll know that the benefits go much further than just physical fitness.
Recent studies have cast doubt on the benefits of taking specific vitamins. 4 experts give their opinion as to which they take, which they don't,...
There’s an urban legend going round about corporate medicals. A middle-aged man, recruited to the board of a British company, is invited to a £1, 500...
You know an idea is beginning to take off when entrepreneurs try to make money out of it.
To compete at the peak of racing, drivers have to be at the peak of their fitness. Diet, training, health and well-being are vital to their success...
Cause and effect are hard to prove, but research suggests that taking care of your heart may help protect your brain.
A great deal of research suggests exposure to long-term stress can harm your body. Chronic stress influences high blood pressure and heart disease....
We hear so much about the physical benefits of regular exercise. What effects do exercise and staying fit have on our cognitive function -- the...