Health & Fitness

Consuming a high-fat diet during pregnancy can influence the community of microbes living in a baby's gut, according to new…

A new US study suggests yet another reason to get some shut-eye, finding that husbands and wives who get a…

The daily dose of activity needed to lower the risk of diabetes, stroke and heart disease by at least 20…

Acupuncture could be beneficial in improving the memory loss known as mild cognitive impairment, a condition that precedes dementia, according…

Women should have the chance to get long-acting birth control like intrauterine devices (IUDs) before they leave the hospital with…

It's a long-standing belief that lifting heavy weights for fewer repetitions is the best way to increase muscle and strength,…

Children who grow up on traditional Amish farms in the US are largely protected from asthma because their immune systems…

Scientists on Monday reported fresh evidence for an inherited risk for depression, uncovering 17 genetic variations which they linked to…

Moderate exercise such as brisk walking could be more effective than high-intensity workouts such as running for improving the symptoms…

According to new American research, women who begin menstruating after the age of 12 and enter menopause after the age…