Could vitamin D lower cardiovascular death risk?

Researchers have discovered that people with CVD who had vitamin D levels within the normal range were less likely to die from the disease.

Study: Sleep-deprived preschoolers eat more

The preschoolers, all regular afternoon nappers, were deprived of roughly three hours of sleep on one day – they had no afternoon nap and were kept up for about two hours past their normal bedtime…

Body Fat Percentage: The Best Measurement Of Your Health Risks Say Authors

Did you know that a large belly carries a risk equivalent for coronary artery disease comparable to smoking a pack of cigarettes daily or having high cholesterol? People with coronary artery disease and expanded waistlines are at more than twice the risk of dying, including those with a Body Mass Index (BMI) in the normal range…

Obesity Among American Kids Driven By Lifestyle, Not Genes

Obese children in America are much less physically active, consume larger quantities of food during school meals, and watch much more TV than their normal-weight schoolmates, researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School revealed in The American Heart Journal…

How To Navigate A Holiday Buffet Without A Stomach Ache

While most of us look forward with anticipation to the culinary delights of the holiday season, the decedent buffet can be treacherous territory for those with food-related health concerns.

How To Navigate A Holiday Buffet Without A Stomach Ache

While most of us look forward with anticipation to the culinary delights of the holiday season, the decedent buffet can be treacherous territory for those with food-related health concerns.

Peaches, plums induce deliciously promising death of breast cancer cells

Breast cancer cells — even the most aggressive type — died after treatments with peach and plum extracts in lab tests in Texas recently, and scientists say the results are deliciously promising. Not only did the cancerous cells keel over, but the normal cells were not harmed in the process.