Health & Fitness

The fillings of the future could be bioactive glass, according to engineers at Oregon State University. The futuristic-sounding bioactive glass is…

Considering a cholesterol-lowering statin to prevent a heart attack? Deciding who's a good candidate requires calculating more than a simple…

People who toil away in physically demanding jobs may find that aches and pains follow them into retirement, limiting daily…

Certain types of weight loss surgery may weaken bones, increasing the risk of breaks, according to a recent study from…

For women in midlife, risk factors for heart disease and diabetes tend to become more common, and social factors may…

Bagged or boxed, brown or powdered, Americans are buying markedly less sugar this year, a trend nowhere more noticeable than…

Even though poor health is a known cause of unhappiness, and bad lifestyle choices often follow bad moods, misery alone…

Even though women are often advised to steer clear of certain yoga poses late in pregnancy, many of these moves…

A new class of blood thinners that competes with widely used warfarin should get a boost next year when an…

Aerobic fitness is generally tied to a longer life, but the same can't be said for obese people, according to…