More older American women than ever are drinking -- and drinking hard, a new study shows. Most troubling was the finding that the prevalence of binge drinking among older women… Read More
Sometimes there is real danger in getting too much bang for your buck. That’s the case with B vitamins, says ConsumerLab.com, after the organization tested popular vitamins and found that… Read More
The herb ashwagandha, which has been used for centuries in Indian folk medicine to promote sound sleep has been proven effective by Japanese researchers. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a central… Read More
Using hair to measure long-term levels of the stress hormone cortisol, UK researchers confirm the link between chronic stress and packing on pounds, as well as difficulty shedding excess weight.… Read More
Everyone’s heard that oysters can give lovers a boost in the bedroom, but a lot of foods can have the exact opposite effect. “In general, eating unhealthily will lower your… Read More
Antibiotics have saved untold millions of lives, but they do have a cost. Along with killing healthy cells together with the bacteria that cause infections, antibiotics used in high amounts… Read More
Do you have the sniffles? Are your eyes watering? If so, you may be a victim of spring's abundance of pollen that's triggering your runny nose and watery eyes. A… Read More
Adults who become overweight or obese have a higher risk of dying from heart disease, cancer or other illnesses, a new study suggests. Further, the risk of dying increases in… Read More
Using antibiotics very early in life may lead to developing inflammatory diseases later in life, says a new report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology. Using antibiotics in infancy… Read More
We’re in the middle of a drug-addiction epidemic in the United States, and increasing numbers of overdoses — and fatalities — have a lot of people worried. Many addicts are… Read More