Drugs, food and habitual behaviors all have a direct effect on the biology of stress. It's a feed-forward model, Sinha observes. Her research has shown that
"At least two-thirds of all (study) participants underestimated the calorie content of their meals, with about a quarter underestimating the calorie content by
The report says only about half of the nation's youngsters are getting at least an hour of vigorous or moderate-intensity physical activity every day.
McDonald's was taken to task by speakers associated with an advocacy group about its menu and advertising toward kids.
Creating an embryo just from an egg and a skin cell seems like magic, but just how practical would the subsequent stem cells be? And does it actually amount to
While pain medications play an important role in the treatment of chronic pain, many pain sufferers rely on powerful prescription painkillers to mask it. They
Researchers found 12 to 13-year-old children were at greatest risk and were five times more likely to have suicidal thoughts than teens who had not been
Researchers found that study participants who were on a Mediterranean diet and supplemented that diet with extra nuts or olive oil performed better on
The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about
Kaiser Permanente Northwest is apologizing to nearly 6,500 members in Oregon and Washington whose blood was tested for HIV without their knowledge or consent.
Doug Yakich had a life-changing colostomy about two years ago. He hopes his essay will inspire a national conversation about ostomies.
Only months away from the rollout of coverage for uninsured Americans, Republicans on Thursday were making their 37th attempt in a little more than two years
Angelina Jolie's case highlights the importance of knowing one's family history and learning one's cancer risks in order to address them proactively.
Scientists are exploring how the malaria parasite itself may actually change a mosquito's behavior to make it more attracted to humans, as if controlling its
The health care workers were exposed to patients with the novel coronavirus, or nCoV, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Prominent critics say the American Psychiatric Association is out of control, turning common human problems into mental illnesses in a trend they say will just