Five-foot-nine and 184 pounds, Kathryn Griffith, a retired teacher in Oakland, Calif., counted calories for decades, trying everything from the grapefruit diet to a regimen based on cabbage soup. She also did Weight Watchers — 27 times. “I knew it wouldn’t be successful, but I went back anyway,” she said.
Although current research regarding the relationship between alcohol
consumption and prostate cancer is still inconclusive, researchers from
the University of California, San Francisco, led by Zhihong Gong Ph.D.,
found that men who reported regular heavy drinking -- more than four
drinks a day on more than five days per week -- were twice as likely to
be diagnosed with high-grade prostate cancer.
The percentage of patients who lowered their elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) "bad" cholesterol to within target levels has nearly doubled in the last decade, according to a recent survey.
Marriage thrives despite our evolving sex lives
Most women tie the knot by 40, statistics show — so why all the fretting?
It may have worked as a plotline for “Sex and the City,” but according to new government figures, very few American women need fear being an “old maid.”
The Earliest Fetal Memory?
Dutch Doctors Say the Unborn may Have Memories by the 30th Week of Pregnancy
Like
any prospective mom, as 21-year-old Angela Morton goes through her
first pregnancy the family stories of her own baby years begin to
emerge -- including her mother's trick of calming her with Aerosmith's
1988 song "Angel" anytime she was a fussing as an infant.
Top Five Crucial Medical Tests for Men
Find Out Which Exams Are a Must to Maintain Good Health
Many men aren't proactive when it comes to their personal health care
needs. A Men's Health magazine and CNN survey found one-third of men
would not go to the doctor, even if they were experiencing major health
problems, such as severe chest pains or shortness of breath -- both of
which are signs for heart disease.
Caring goes both ways. People who take good care of their pets protect them -- and the whole household -- by preventing diseases from entering the home.
Internet-Based Therapy
Can't sleep? Computer-based therapy shows promise for insomnia
Sleepless people sometimes use the Internet to get through the night. Now a small study shows promising results for insomniacs with nine weeks of Internet-based therapy.
A sound body deserves a sound mind. But if you're feeling blue, seeing
red or seeking refuge from the proverbial skies of gray, you can't
enjoy the optimal health you work so hard to achieve.
Less frequent participation in social activity among older adults is associated with a more rapid rate of motor function decline, according to a recent report.
Tossing Out the Diet and Embracing the Fat 
Heavy Drinking Linked to Prostate Cancer
Just how bad are your health vices?
Proposed Tylenol restrictions worry patients
Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy Shows Big Gains
Teens who move a lot have twice suicide risk
