Exercise Still Cuts Diabetes Risk

Study after study has shown that exercise keeps you healthy. Still, the rates of obesity and diabetes continue to grow. Once again, researchers have shown that staying active cuts diabetes risk.

Binge Drinking & Cognitive Decline

Cognitive decline and memory loss are precursors to dementia. Adults over the age of 65 who binge drink have shown signs of memory problems and loss of cognitive function.

Girls Get Their "Good" Fats Back

The way an eating disorder affects a person's body can have long-term implications. However, there is a good news for girls who recover from an eating disorder.

Addiction: The Preventable Disease

Addiction is not a moral issue. Approximately 16 percent of Americans over the age of 12 deal with addiction. That’s twice the amount of people fighting cancer, 40 million compared to 19 million, and almost twice the number of people with heart disease or diabetes. Those numbers don’t include the 80 million people who smoke, drink and use drugs in “risky ways that threaten health and safety.” A major report, released by the University of Columbia’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), is 586 pages of addressing one of America’s most ignored health...

Parents Input to Help Find Autism Risks

Early detection of autism spectrum disorders ( ASD ) can help children succeed. But how early can risk be detected?

Okay to Go Slow with Prostate Cancer

If you've been following the news about prostate cancer, you know a great deal of caution has been injected into the conversation. A new study shows that a conservative approach to the disease is quite valid.

Different Views on RA Disease Activity

Joint pain and joint swelling are two of the main ways to measure disease activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Doctors and patients may disagree on which measure is more important.

New Path to Fight Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Leukemia is a disease of the blood cells. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is seen as an explosion of cancer cells in the bone marrow.

Low Rates of Knee Arthritis in Women

Knee osteoarthritis is one of the main health burdens in the United States. Because of this condition, there is a need to better understand the course of disease to help prevent and slow knee arthritis.

Disabled & Abused

Disabled and mentally and intellectually impaired children are more likely to be on the receiving end of abuse than non-disabled children. Awareness and action are needed for prevention efforts.