Brushing, flossing, and regular visits to the dentist can protect you from far more than cavities, including stroke, heart disease, and osteoporosis.
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WebMD discusses ways to help determine what you can expect when it comes to your final height.
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Women who put on too much weight during their pregnancy are more likely to give birth to newborns with excessive body fat, and this may set their children up for being overweight or obese as they age, a study suggests.
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Women with deeply furrowed brows in early menopause may also have troubled bones, an early report of a new study shows.
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CDC: Bad bugs in U.S. food sicken one in six Americans each year. In 2010, infections from six food-borne germs were down 23%, despite a 10% increase in salmonella infections.
Continue reading …People with well-controlled type 1 diabetes had even better sugar control, used less insulin, and lost 10 pounds when taking the type 2 diabetes drug Victoza.
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Testosterone decline is not inevitable with age, according to Australian scientists. Older men in excellent health can maintain their hormone levels, they say.
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High school students who identify as being gay, lesbian, or bisexual are more likely than their heterosexual students to smoke, drink alcohol, use drugs, and take part in violent and suicidal behaviors, a CDC survey shows.
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An analysis of U.S. health care systems that have at least five hospitals indicates that many hospitals have high rates of central-line associated bloodstream infections in their intensive care units. Some hospitals don’t even reveal the infection rates, a new investigation indicates.
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