Popular slimming supplements sold in pharmacies and health food shops are not likely to facilitate weight loss beyond the placebo effect.
Popular slimming supplements sold in pharmacies and health food shops are not likely to facilitate weight loss beyond the placebo effect.
ATLANTA — An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found.
HONOLULU - Identifying dementia early can cut the cost of care by nearly 30 percent, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, a finding that may reduce the heavy financial burden of the disease on the health care system.
The key to weight loss could lie in tricking our mind into thinking about how filling the food will be before we eat it.
WASHINGTON - The first potential new prescription weight-loss pill in more than a decade helps people shed pounds, U.S. health regulatory staff said, but they are still concerned about potential safety issues.
After the death of a scientist due to drinking lauki (bottle gourd) juice, doctors and health experts have warned people against intake of the juice of cucumbers, gourds, pumpkins and other vegetables of the cucumber family as it has high levels of toxins.
Older people with low levels of vitamin D appear more likely to have problems with memory, learning and thinking, suggesting low vitamin D could give an early warning for dementia risk, scientists said on Monday.
WASHINGTON - Contaminated salsa and guacamole dips are common causes of food poisoning in restaurants, and food workers need to take greater care, researchers told a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meeting on Monday.
Anxiety increases heart patients’ likelihood of suffering a heart attack, stroke, or heart failure, new research shows.
A study shows that teens’ positive emotions and moods could help them grow into healthier youths.