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Get enough sleep tonight and you'll look better, feel better and look more attractive too!
This finding from a small Swedish study suggests that there's now hard science to support the long-held belief that sufficient rest produces "beauty sleep."
Sexual activity and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) rates are rising among seniors according to new research published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The BMJ research shows that 80% of 50 to 90 years olds are sexually active and that the cases of sexually transmitted diseases have more than doubled in this age group over the past 10 years.
People with diets high in vitamins C, D, E and the B vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids are less likely to experience brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer’s disease than people whose diets are not high in those nutrients, according to a new study published in the December 28, 2011, online issue of Neurology®.
A man's fitness level may be more important for his overall health than his body weight when it comes to life expectancy according to a new study appearing online Dec. 5 in the journal Circulation. Improving or even just maintaining your fitness level can help you live longer, regardless of whether your body weight has stayed the same or even gone up.
Consuming dried bilberries may reduce inflammation in the bowels of lab animals, according to a new European study. The research may prove helpful to inflammatory bowel disease patients.
HHS Restricts Over-the-counter Plan B Birth Control Access to Girls Younger than 17
Plan B-One Step, the so-called "morning after pill," will not be made available over the counter to girls younger than 17, regardless of a previous Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendation, according to a statement by U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission said over-the-counter (OTC) weight loss products containing human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) are fraudulent and illegal, and the agencies have told seven manufacturers to stop selling them.
A women's face caught on fire while she was undergoing a routine outpatient surgery at North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview, Fla.,to remove some growths on her face. The procedure to remove three cysts and biopsy them caused a flash fire searing the women's face and neck.
The woman was rushed by helicopter to the University of South Alabama Burn Unit with burns to her face and neck.
Have you ever noticed that as we age it becomes harder to keep our muscles healthy? Muscle get smaller, which decreases muscle strength and increases the likelihood of falls and bone fractures. New research is showing how muscle loss happens and what can be done to prevent muscle loss as we age.