29 Jul 2009
Getting an artificial tan may be more dangerous than you think.
We all want that perfect, healthy glow form a tan, but is it really healthy ...
29 Jul 2009
Some researchers are blaming the swelling health care costs on the swelling waistlines of Americans—and they’ve got the statistics to back them up.
This week, the ...
25 Jul 2009
Measure F, Oakland, California’s tax initiative on the latest ballot passed overwhelmingly with 80% voting in favor of the measure and 20% against it. The ...
19 Jul 2009
Pregnancy, STDs on the Rise Again Among US Teens
One in every three people has an STD by the time they reach adulthood (age 18). This ...
18 Jul 2009
Blacks have the highest rates of obesity in the United States, according to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The ...
18 Jul 2009
Researchers searching for an unusual method of controlling the spread of the HIV virus were met with disappointment in recent days following the discovery that ...
16 Jul 2009
By Sarrah Martin-Howell
WASHINGTON--In the wake of the Senate Health Committee's approval--along strictly partisan lines--of President Obama's massive program to reform the country's health care system, ...
15 Jul 2009
A recent study published in the journal of the American Medical Association shows that any use of hormone therapy in postmenopausal women increases their risk ...
15 Jul 2009
Helicopter Airlifts Sick Child From Cruise Ship
Critically ill five year old girl was airlifted Monday night from aboard the cruise ship the Celebrity Mercury, which ...
15 Jul 2009
Researchers at the University of Indiana are testing a drug that may someday curb obesity. The drug has proven to reduce the bodyweight of mice ...
14 Jul 2009
New research published in the International Journal of Obesity suggests that the obesity link between parents and their children is not necessarily genetic. The EarlyBird ...
14 Jul 2009
According to a new study by researchers from Keele University, swearing makes you feel less pain. Therefore, if your mother taught you not to swear, ...