According to new research, watching action-oriented films and programs is linked with a greater consumption of snack foods.

Consuming a little fruit every single day has been linked in new research with helping to protect the heart.

According to research, the worst impacts of jet lag may be avoided or at least ameliorated by a series of...

According to new research, probiotics are showing promise in protecting against peanut allergies.

Bullying often begins among very young children, and both being a bully and being victimized by a bully at this...

Words matter. Defining the body holistically matters. And letting the medical community and its defenders get away with rewriting the...

New research tells us that reduced sleep among the elderly is not the function of better-quality snoozing, but rather, the...

No matter what their sexual orientation, men appear to achieve orgasm more frequently than women.

According to new research, a good relationship with your neighbors may be very good for your heart.

A recent study has discovered a link between the use of growth hormone treatments during childhood and an elevated risk...

New research shows that overweight individuals may have an increased chance of developing many forms of cancer.

It turns out that if you get bitten by a certain type of tick, you can develop an allergy to...

A recent study by the American Cancer Society found that close to 10 percent of cancer survivors continue to smoke...

New research has determined that many meals in full-service restaurants may be just as high in fat, calories, and sodium...

Doctors commit suicide at rates quite a bit higher than the general public.

According to new research, fist bumping just may be a whole lot more hygienic than shaking hands

There's no reason for hysteria. The current outbreak of Ebola is highly unlikely to ever become a worldwide pandemic.

New research shows that the mere belief that exposure to a potential allergen has taken place can set off an...

Telemedicine makes live healthcare available to consumers on demand, wherever they are. Telemedicine is going to rewrite how Americans get...

The vast majority of children and teenagers who are overweight firmly believe that their weight is actually normal.

New research suggests that acetaminophen (paracetamol ) may not do much to help relieve your back pain at all--that it's...

Discover how digestive enzymes can provide relief from digestive disorders and optimize your disease prevention. Learn which enzyme supplements work...

A report from the ECRI Institute delineates the top 10 patient safety issues that healthcare institutions should be concerned about,...

Survival rates for breast cancer patients are not significantly improved when their healthy breast is removed for prophylactic purposes.

Students who are members of a campus fitness center tend to have higher grade point averages than their peers who...