Potatoes are hearty vegetables that most people don't even recognize as vegetables. Now USDA wants to ban them from school cafeterias in attempt to make lunches healthier.
It is always nice to report when a drug benefiting one health issue accidentally benefits another! Fosamax, Boniva and Actonel (bisphosphonates), prescribed to increase bone density in osteoporosis patients, appears to extend the lives of patients as well.
Millions of people in the United States are at risk of getting diabetes. Doctors usually tell their patients to lose weight so that they don't get the disease. However, new research shows that you don't have to lose weight to reduce your risk of diabetes.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) needs more than a little infection to get its goat. Prior studies have indicated that lung infections in infants and small children with cystic fibrosis was highly indicative of continuing poor lung function in the teenage years.
Olympic gold medalist, Tyler Hamilton, says he took performance-enhancing drugs with his teammate and seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong.
Most people know exercising is important, but often times people don’t have the motivation, a partner, or have a fear of working out in public. Never fear, virtual partner is here!
Are nicotine patches or nicotine gums not cutting it? Try exercising to curb your nicotine cravings. Research shows that you can improve your health by exercising regularly and you could quit smoking as well.
Just because something is more expensive, doesn't mean it's better. This may be the case when you're buying a car, or even when doctors are deciding which drug to prescribe for you.
A new class of cancer fighting drugs that seems to hold promise in treating breast cancer may also work with certain types of prostate cancer. Those are the findings of a new University of Michigan (U-M) study.
