A new study has found that obesity can shorten life by more than eight years. It can also rob a person of enjoying about 19 years of good health as obese people are more prone to diabetes and heart disease.
American women had fewer children in 2013 compared to last six years, which caused fertility rates to dip.
A new drug developed has shown efficacy in restoring nerve function during animal studies, which researchers hope could help treat paralysis.
If you are like the many millions of Americans who have already gotten their flu shot this year, new research shows that the current flu vaccine may not be a good match for the most common seasonal flu strain currently circulating in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday in an advisory to doctors.
A new study has found that people feel less stressed when they check their email less often.
Limiting eating to eight hours can help you shed weight. Strict meal times can help the body predict when it will eat and make it better prepared to burn calories.
US reported a 17 percent decline in hospital-acquired problems and fewer deaths compared to previous years, thanks to improved patients safety in hospitals.
Whether a person may or may not be able to quit smoking may depend heavily on activity in the brain's self-control center, according to a new study.
CDC has created a storm by releasing draft guidance for circumcision where it decided to provide counseling to adult straight men, teenagers and parents of newborn males to consider benefits of foreskin removal.
WHO admitted making a counting error in Liberia's deaths and has lowered the toll from 6,928 to 5,987.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
