June 2008
A healthy diet, lifestyle crucial during pregnancy
Women who adopt a healthful diet and lifestyle before and during pregnancy set the stage for a good birth outcome, according to a new position paper on this topic by the American Dietetic Association.
March 2008
Viagra is celebrated for fixing more than one problem
Thanks to savvy marketing of Viagra and similar drugs to a surging boomer population, erectile dysfunction has replaced impotence as the term of choice for a subject once-considered taboo. And the stigma of male sexual dysfunction has all but disappeared.
Spices of life
Spices and herbs add flavor to foods — you already know that. But did you know that some of your favorite seasonings also may contribute to improved health?
December 2007
A morning walk could jog your memory
There's an avalanche of neuroscience to support that (physical) exercise is good for the brain. That's hopeful news for many who worry that growing old may mean losing their minds.
November 2007
Suicides up after weight-loss surgery
Among people who have undergone so-called bariatric surgery for obesity, death rates are higher than seen among other people of the same age.
Poor Priced Out of Healthy Diet
The low-income family would have to devote 43 to 70 percent of its food budget to fruits and vegetables to meet the 2005 Dietary Guidelines, which recommends five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
Most Americans fall short of the recommended servings.
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