Winning the war on weight - A Monash University-led nationwide study into the health beliefs and behaviours of obese people has found that the more severely obese a person is, the less likely they feel they can reduce their weight.

Lifestyle changes for teens critical in light of research about teens heart disease risk - Simple ways teens can combat high cholesterol and other risk factors for heart disease; initiate small incremental changes during American Heart Month…

Individuals at extremely high risk of developing psychosis appear less likely to develop psychotic disorders following a 12-week course of fish oil capsules containing long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Good news for wine consumers. It has been scientifically proved that red wine is beneficial for heart and white wine is good for lungs. Well, this doesn’t stop here. A wine plays a very crucial role in adding stars to many other organs.

Back pain is a very common occurrence for a number of people today and even with the help of pain blockers and relievers, it proves to be bothersome.

Many of the health benefits of aerobic exercise are due to the most recent exercise session (rather than weeks, months and even years of exercise training), and the nature of these benefits can be greatly affected by the food we eat afterwards, according to a study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

Childhood obesity as early as 7 years of age may increase risk of later cardiovascular disease.

Low-carb diet effective at lowering blood pressure - In a head-to-head comparison, two popular weight loss methods proved equally effective at helping participants lose significant amounts of weight.

A gimmick-free weight-loss pill in the works - University of Montreal research team developing leptin-based pill to control hunger.

Fast food menus with calorie information lead to lower calorie selections for young children - Few areas currently mandate nutritional information on chain restaurant menus.