More than 70 percent of North American adults are overweight, which increases risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and premature death. A review of 45 trials of 11 weight loss programs (Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem, HMR [Health Management Resources], Medifast, OPTIFAST, Atkins, The Biggest Loser Club, eDiets, Lose It! and SlimFast) showed that most had no good long-

Paula Radcliffe holds the world’s record in the women's marathon, has won the world championships in the marathon, half marathon and cross country, has...

A study that followed 13,000 men from 1971 to 2009 shows that men who keep a high level of fitness from their forties onward...

Dmitri Mendeleev developed the Periodic Table that organized all of the chemical elements known at that time and many that were not yet known....

In 1958, at the height of the "Cold War", the Soviet Union gained an incredible coup by successfully launching Sputnik 1, the first orbiting...

The risk of developing dementia doubles every five years after age 65, until by age 85 almost 50 percent of North Americans suffer some degree of dementia. Finnish researchers showed that they were able to slow the onset of dementia in people at high risk with a lifestyle program.

A study published this week shows that vegetarians who eat fish have a 43 percent reduced risk for developing colon cancer, compared to people...

People who take aspirin are at reduced risk for colon cancer, unless they are among the four percent of North Americans who have a...

A new review of studies on sugar-added foods shows that people who take in 10-25 percent of their calories from sugared beverages and foods suffer a 30 percent higher risk for heart attacks, compared with people who take less than ten percent of calories from added sugars.

Franz Kafka was one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, even though little of his work was published before his death...