Psychological depression appears to contribute to worse medical outcomes for patients with heart failure, ranking it in importance with such risk factors as high cholesterol, hypertension, and even the ability of the heart to pump blood throughout the body.
A Georgetown medical professor cuts through hype surrounding weight-loss supplements with new science-based guide.
Conor McCreaddie of Wallsend, North Tyneside, an eight year old British boy, who weighs 14 stone (over 90 kg), more than three times the average for a child of his age, could be taken from his family and placed into care for health reasons.
Physicians caring for children with cancer should be on the lookout for signs of bone fragility caused by disease and treatment, according to a new report.
An Australian dairy business has been rewarded for its work in developing lucrative local and export markets for milk, that is naturally-rich in healthy Omega-3 oils.
A new study in rats reveals black soya beans that a diet rich in could help control weight, lower fat and cholesterol levels, and help in the prevention of diabetes. Researchers have shown that rats fed with 10 percent soya had gained half as much weight as those without. Total blood cholesterol fell by 25 percent and LDL (so-called bad) cholesterol fell by 60 percent. Preventing obesity this way may also aid diabetes prevention.
Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and the No. 1 cause of cancer death among non-smokers.
Living in greener neighborhoods or in closer proximity to grocery stores is associated with reduced risk of being overweight, according to a study of more than 7,000 children ages 3 to 18 conducted by researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine; the Department of Geography, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; and the University of Cincinnati.
A study has found that African-American and Hispanic adults have twice the odds of reporting receiving counseling about alcohol use from a physician, compared with white adults.
Inflammatory myopathies are immunological diseases that lead to inflammations in muscular tissue. As of yet, little is known about the cause of these myopathies, but it is believed to be an abnormal immune response by our bodies.