February 26th is World Pistachio Day, so why not take a moment to reflect on the amazing history and modern day health benefits of this wonderful nut?

Some measures government could adopt are to tax high-calorie and low-nutrition food and beverages and offer physical activity tax credits.

Weight loss is dependent on taking in less calories or burning more focus on these at first to ensure your self-motivation continues as you drop pounds.

Obese teens who receive gastric banding achieve significant weight loss - A higher percentage of severely obese adolescents who received laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding lost more than 50 percent of excess weight and experienced greater benefits to health and quality of life compared to those in an intensive lifestyle management program, according to a study in the February 10 issue of JAMA.

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.