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Current clinical guidance recommends physical activity to alleviate the symptoms of depression. However, new research published in the BMJ, suggests that adding a physical activity intervention to usual care did not reduce symptoms of depression more than usual care alone, even though it increased levels of physical activity.
Not many doctors recommend weight-loss surgery for obese teenagers, the reason being the safety and effectively of the same is still under the scanner. However, a new study claims that weight-loss surgery might work out in the same for teenagers as for adults. For the study, researchers at the University of Miami Miller School Of Medicine analyzed data from more than 400 surgeons at 360 facilities across the United States who had performed weight-loss surgeries on nearly 900 patients aged betwee...
Studies and surveys have shown that the age at which girls attain puberty is coming down every year. Presently, the average age of attaining puberty in girls is 10 years and scientists say that the reason could be stress of family breakdown.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Childhood obesity has increased dramatically throughout the past 40 years and has been tied to many health problems. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has found that children's weight is associated with their math performance.
There is no need to cut down the number of cigarettes or drinks that you intake every day, if you are a man scared of losing fertility. A new study claims that men with unhealthy lifestyles are likely as fertile as men who live more sensibly. ...
Are you one of those who need a lot of motivation to get the exercise machines? Do you need a lot of convincing yourself to hit the gym? If yes, then this might be what you are looking for. Scientists claim that a new medicine, which regulates certain hormones, can motivate you to work out. ...
DARIEN, IL – Wake up, America, and lose some weight – it's keeping you tired and prone to accidents. Three studies being presented today at sleep 2012 conclude that obesity and depression are the two main culprits making us excessively sleepy while awake.
Lack of sleep might lead you to seek out more junk food. ...
Now there could be no need to hit the treadmill or to go for a jog, as scientists say that the spare tyre you are trying to get rid of may be in fact doing you good. ...
Now you can grab a pint of beer for health reasons, as a new study reveals that beer contains certain vitamins which can not only help reduce flab, but also increase muscle strength. ...
A new study has revealed that exercise for weight control is more likely to be effective on white teenage girls compared to their black peers. A research conducted in Britain studied more than 1,100 girls aged 12 and 14 and concluded that the bodies of white girls were more sensitive towards exercise compared to black girls. "Higher levels of physical activity were associated with lower risk of obesity among white girls but not among black girls," wrote study authors James White and Russ...
If someone stopped you from consuming a lot of tea and told you that was a bad habit, here is what you need to tell them. A recent study says that drinking four or more cups of tea every day can lower the risk of type 2 diabetes.
The mango fruit can do much for you than you thought it could. A new study has found that mango peels might be an answer to the fight against flab.
Rochester, MN, June 4, 2012 – Micah True, legendary ultra-marathoner, died suddenly while on a routine 12-mile training run March 27, 2012. The mythic Caballo Blanco in the best-selling book, Born to Run, True would run as far as 100 miles in a day. On autopsy his heart was enlarged and scarred; he died of a lethal arrhythmia (irregularity of the heart rhythm). Although speculative, the pathologic changes in the heart of this 58 year-old veteran extreme endurance athlete may have been manifesta...
Obese people always remembered as fat by relatives, even after losing weight.
The Invasion of the ‘Crazy’ Ants: South East America Faces a Growing Infestation 
Bras Make Breasts "Saggier", 15-year French Study Reveals 
Russian Gymnast Has the World's Strongest Vagina 
Bacon Restaurant Faces Closure...for Smelling Like Bacon 
Study Finds Brain Dictates Which Ear Cell Phones Go To 
UK Pilots Program that Will Allow Cancer Patients to Receive Information on Nearly 100 Genes 
Expert Group Charges that New Sunscreen SPF Labels Are Still Misleading 
Men Are Seen as More Attractive If They are Holding Guitars, Science Confirms 
Childhood ADHD Linked to Causing Adult Obesity, Study Reports 
NASA, Google Buy $15 Million Quantum Computer from Canadian Company 
