Being of normal weight but having a beer belly is bad for you. Carrying fat around the middle of your body greatly increases your risk for heart disease and death
An analysis of medical records has found an association between taking L-DOPA, commonly used to treat Parkinson's disease, and a reduced risk or delayed start of an eye condition called macular degeneration.
Nearly half of American women gain more than the recommended amount of weight during their pregnancies. Only about one third gain the recommended amount of weight.
If you want to delay dying, you might as well begin walking some more. A new study released by an independent medical research group showed that increasing your number of steps per day can help reduce your overall mortality risk by around 46%.
Some peoplethink smoking tobacco using a hookah is safer. A review of the literature found that hookah use is linked to many problems of the mouth, head, and neck.
Parents talking with their teens about sex, expecially when the mothers take part in the conversation, helps reduce risky behavior on the part of the teens. Teens who reported having these conversations with their parents tended to exhibit safer sex behavior a…
For a couple who’s planning to have children or a family with small tots, there’s no better time to get a pet dog than today. According to a new Swedish study, keeping pets may be beneficial in preventing asthma among young children.
Medicare will reimburse doctors for helping patients create a plan for what kind of care they want at the end of their lives. Many physician and health advocacy groups had been pushing for such a move by Medicare for many years.
Researchers say that people who eat food in moderation actually have lower diet quality and worse metabolic health than people who eat a small number of healthy foods.
