Juggling jobs, relationships, social obligations, bills, and staying on top of a healthy gym routine is a lot to handle. As a woman, trying to find the time to eat better seems to be the last thing on my list and it can’t be much easier for men. Here are a few tips for [...]

Today’s fast-paced world leaves people little time to worry about their health—that is, until a medical emergency forces them to reassess their habits. That’s when it becomes apparent how much influence lifestyle choices have on our quality of life. For example, each day in the U.S., more than 4,000 people are diagnosed with type [...]

Each year, about 1.2 million Americans suffer heart attacks, and roughly 40 percent die from them. Men, in general, are at an increased risk of heart attack, at least until women reach menopause and lose the protective effect of the estrogen hormone, when the risk among genders becomes almost equal. But a new study [...]

At least one in five American children between the ages of 1 and 11 are at risk for a variety of health issues by not getting a sufficient amount of vitamin D. The findings of the first national analysis to evaluate vitamin D levels among children in this age group were recently published online [...]

Just three weeks into flu season, officials say the H1N1 flu has become widespread in 46 of the 50 U.S. states, a level comparable to the peak of ordinary flu seasons, which usually occurs sometime between late November and early March. Children and young adults seem most vulnerable to the virus, opposed to seasonal [...]

Saturday President Obama declared the H1N1 flu, also known as the swine flu, a national emergency. The move allows Kathleen Sebelius, the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary to quicken the regulatory process for health providers if they are besieged with cases of the swine flu, by waiving certain regulations.

The diabetes drug Liraglutide may help obese patients lose weight even if they are not diagnosed diabetics. The operative word here is “help.” Obese patients would not rely solely on diabetic medication to help them lose weight; they must also adjust their lifestyles.

Although Gardasil has been proven to protect against two strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause cervical cancer, as well as two additional strains that cause genital warts, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has voted against its use as a routine immunization for boys and men. However, the committee did vote, almost [...]

High protein diets have been popular off and on since the 1960s, and are once again grabbing the attention of millions of people desperate to lose weight. But before you jump on the bandwagon, there are some things you might want to consider. High protein diets can produce a rapid initial weight loss, but [...]

Despite speculation that children that suffer from autism have higher mercury levels in their blood, it has recently been discovered that children with autism have mercury levels that are very similar to those of non-autistic children, suggesting that the mysterious disorder is cause by a range of factors rather than just “a single smoking [...]