More and more Americans are struggling with gout as rates of the painful and sometimes disabling arthritic condition continue a decades-long upswing, a recent study shows. Researchers report that by 2008, an estimated 8.3 million Americans were subject to gout attacks,...
Health experts have long advocated doing aerobic exercise and strength training on a regular basis, but a new type of activity is...
If you use a wheelchair—or can't get out of bed because you are recuperating from an injury or long...
All exercise is the same, right? Not so fast, suggests a small study of teens out of Scotland. They found that high-intensity...
People at risk for celiac disease ought to be screened for the disorder, even if they show no symptoms, a recent study...
Eating meals with their families helps keep kids slimmer and healthier, a recent study has found. Researchers pooled data from 17 earlier...
Researchers report that they may have hit on a new trick for weight loss: To eat less of a certain food, they...
Most people probably find drinking a milkshake a pleasurable experience, sometimes highly so. But apparently that's less apt to be...
The more obese a person is, the poorer his or her vitamin D status, a recent study by a team of Norwegian...
The health benefits of vitamin D have been making news for some time now, but roughly two-thirds of Americans still are not...
Calcium and vitamin D get a lot of attention for promoting bone health. But consuming certain foods and nutrients can weaken your...
By now, health-savvy consumers can name plenty of "superfoods," and chances are that salmon, blueberries and spinach are at the...