Health

When you wake up in the morning, are you refreshed and ready to go, or groggy and grumpy? For many people, the second scenario is all too common. Numerous health conditions and medications can interfere with normal sleep including prescription and over-the-counter...

Marisa Zeppieri-Caruana, 34, didn’t look at all sick when she found out. “I was in amazing shape. I was a happy, busy, thin 23-year-old when I started getting strange fevers and feeling extremely tired. My doctor ordered some blood work and that’s when I learned that...

Most of us could stand to lose a few pounds. Stated more bluntly, nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese. Losing weight is simple, but not easy: Take in fewer food calories than you burn through physical activity. Cutting intake by 250 calories a day...

Sometimes, modern medicine pushes past science and into the realm of science fiction. The artificial heart and hip replacementswere certainly in that category, giving rise to the idea of a bionic man or woman. Other breakthroughs have less of a “wow” factor, but offer...

If you drink coffee regularly in moderation, you could reduce your risk of heart failure, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation Heart Failure. “While there is a commonly held belief that regular coffee...

By Karen Collins, M.S., R.D., C.D.N. Beyond avoiding tobacco, how much can you reduce cancer risk? Researchers now calculate that nutritious dietary choices, maintaining a healthy weight and regular physical activity can prevent about a third of the most common...