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A nasty collision during a kickoff in 1997 left Kevin Turner seeing stars.

Preference for Fatty Foods May Have Genetic Roots ScienceDaily – A preference for fatty foods has a genetic basis, according to researchers, who discovered that people with certain forms of the CD36 gene may like high-fat foods more than those who have other forms of this gene. The results help explain why some people struggle [...]

Scientists Uncover Why Massage Heals Sore Muscles by Jessica Berman Acts on cellular level in the same way as many pain medications. Massage not only feels good, it does good. It is a regular feature of locker rooms, to soothe the overworked muscles of athletes, and physical therapy sessions, to help patients recover from injuries. [...]

In the New York town of LeRoy, more than a dozen people have suddenly developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics.

Paul Stamets was shy as a child; he couldn't look people in the eyes, so he stared at the ground. That's where he found mushrooms.

Doctors studying to become dermatologists have, for years, shared exam questions by memorizing and writing them down after the test to become board certified, CNN has confirmed.

Laura Stepp: Komen Foundation's decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood is a blow to poor women, who have no other option for reproductive health services.

Senior executive producer Roni Selig's personal and professional problems led to her eventually start the Fit Nation program at CNN.

Societal Control of Sugar Essential to Ease Public Health Burden, Experts Urge ScienceDaily — Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of UCSF researchers, who maintain in a new report that sugar is fueling a global obesity pandemic, contributing to 35 million deaths annually worldwide from [...]

Exercising your brain proven to help prevent Alzheimer’s by Tara Green (NaturalNews) A new study demonstrates that an active brain is just as essential to continued health as an active body. Researchers have learned that fewer deposits of beta-amyloid, a destructive protein associated with Alzheimer’s, appear in the brain scans of people who engage in [...]

Stinging Nettle is effective in treating BPH, arthritis, and aids post-partum mothers by Donna Earnest Pravel (NaturalNews) Many people can relate to the experience of brushing up against a stinging nettle plant in a pasture or meadow. The unforgettable chemical burn creates mean welts which can sting for a week. However, stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) [...]

Infants who undergo surgical procedures requiring general anesthesia in their first two years of life may be at increased risk of developing ADHD.

A series of viral outbreaks causing diarrhea and vomiting has affected scores of people in North Carolina in recent weeks, sickening them, but causing no fatalities, health officials there said Wednesday.

People sitting at the table with us have a subtle yet powerful influence on our eating habits, especially if we're trying to be agreeable or make a good impression, new research suggests.

Frying potatoes to make chips or French fries produces a potent chemical carcinogen called acrylamide by David Gutierrez, staff writer (NaturalNews) It’s not just the high fat content that makes potato chips and French fries bad for you; the very process used to cook them produces potent carcinogens inside the potatoes themselves. Baking, roasting or [...]

Diet soft drink a day increases heart attack, stroke risk: study by AFP Relaxnews New research finds that a daily diet soft drink habit could boost your risk for heart attack and stroke. Data were analysed from 2 564 participants in the NIH-funded Northern Manhattan Study, with researchers examining how often individuals drank soft drinks [...]

Many of the health hazards of drinking too much alcohol are the same as eating too much sugar, researcher Laura Schmidt says -- that's why we should regulate them the same way.

Rep. John Dingell: A lot of our prescription drugs come from overseas. The FDA needs the authority to monitor foreign suppliers to prevent counterfeit or contaminated drugs from entering our market.

Details of a genetically altered strain of the deadly avian flu virus are "a grave concern" to public safety, a federal advisory board says.

Mark Osler says the landscape of abortion has changed in a way that should trouble even those who consider themselves pro-choice