The Alexander technique, a little-known type of physical therapy designed to reduce chronic pain, is more effective at reducing back pain than exercise alone or massage therapy, according to a new study.
The U.S. obesity epidemic is gaining speed, with adult obesity rates up in 37 states and down in none. In 28 states, more than 1 in 4 people are obese.
Inorganic arsenic may be a factor in diabetes, according to a new study. Thirteen million Americans are exposed to unsafe levels of inorganic arsenic through their drinking water.
If you have heart disease, don't count on folic acid pills, with or without vitamin B6 and B12 supplements, to help you cut your cardiovascular risk, a study shows.
A study shows that within about a year, people infected with West Nile virus return to a normal level of fatigue and physical, mental, and emotional function.
Bad hair days grow out of hair forces caused by tiny scales and tiny electrical charges on single hairs, says an American Chemical Society Meeting report.
People with chronic obstructive lung disease find it harder and harder to breathe. Now a major study shows that inhaled medications can slow this deadly process.
Cheerleading -- with its daredevil flips and pyramids -- accounts for 65.1% of catastrophic injuries among high school girl athletes in the last quarter century, according to a new study.
We know what being overweight and obese can contribute to heart disease and heart attacks but does having extra weight around your belly increase your risk of stroke?
A colorectal cancer gene mutation found in 10% to 20% of colorectal cancer patients may be a big clue in genetic colorectal cancer risk, new research shows.
Parents who fail to monitor their school-age children's activities and leave prescription drugs within easy reach play a major contributing role in teen drug abuse, according to a new survey.
Sexual problems as we get older may not be a part of the natural aging process, but may be related to "stressors" like our emotional and physical health, a new study shows.
A woman is sexually attracted to men who smell like a good genetic match -- but birth control pills make her smell out the "wrong" men, a U.K. study shows.
Dietary supplement use among long-term cancer survivors aged 65 and older is very common, according to a new study. But researchers say the practice may pose risks.
People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who lose excess weight soon after their diagnosis are up to twice as likely to maintain control of their disease than those who don't lose or who gain.
Despite their weight, nearly a third of obese people are not at high risk of diabetes or heart disease -- but nearly a quarter of normal-weight people are.
Using acid reflux drugs called proton pump inhibitors for at least seven years may be linked to increased risk of osteoporosis-related fractures, a Canadian study shows.
Whole Foods Market is recalling fresh ground beef sold between June 2 and Aug. 6, 2008, in certain states because of possible contamination with E. coli bacteria.