Obese Teens as Likely as Smokers to Die Early, Study Finds
By RONI CARYN RABIN
Shorter life spans are linked to excess weight in youth, a long-term European study concludes.
Three recent studies find that wine drinkers have lower rates of esophageal damage, which can lead to cancer, but experts say more research is needed.
This is a healthier, pared-down version of a rich, hearty dish from the Lombardy region of Italy that normally is made with buckwheat pasta, cabbage, potatoes, and abundant butter and cheese.
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Shorter life spans are linked to excess weight in youth, a long-term European study concludes.
Some 26 million adults in the United States have chronic kidney disease, the C.D.C. reports, and most don't even know.
The steps the Food and Drug Administration has taken to more closely supervise the supplement industry do not go far enough, the report by the Government Accountability Office said.
Shoppers who think organic food is safer are often surprised to hear that organic certification technically has nothing to do with food safety.
Dr. Pauline W. Chen talks with Dr. Thomas J. Nasca about residents’ hours, patient safety and the effects of further changes on doctor-patient relations.
The move against doctors is part of a diverse campaign to curb marketing tactics that enrich doctors but increase health care costs and sometimes endanger patients.
The drug maker has been asked to provide details of its payments to faculty members at Harvard Medical School.
Mr. Landers was a model for advertisements of Winston cigarettes and Tiparillo cigars who contracted lung cancer and became a crusader against smoking.
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Trying to fight misconceptions about the link between H.I.V. transmission and circumcision.
Kale is a versatile green that serves as a fine inspiration for a soup or a stew, a pasta or a gratin.
More than 200 Harvard Medical School students and sympathetic faculty are intent on exposing and curtailing the industry influence in their classrooms and laboratories.
A lifetime of dialysis or an invasive kidney transplant - - treatment for end-stage renal disease is a life-changing process. Six men and women speak about the challenges, side-effects and surprising rewards of living with kidney disease.
The Supreme Court said a drug company is not protected from injury claims merely because the government had approved the products and labeling.
Sometimes the newest treatments aren't best when cost is factored in.
Is there a mental boost connected to exercising in the morning?
With the economic downturn, many families may want to add some of the most affordable and nutritious foods to their shopping list.
Twenty women and girls suffering from fistulas, an internal injury from prolonged labor, went to Dodoma, Tanzania, for surgery to try to repair the damage.
Hundreds of thousands of children take care of sick parents or grandparents every day.
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An effective vaccine against hepatitis B is available, but high-risk populations must be targeted, and treated.
A selection of healthy recipes from The New York Times.
It was 13 months before I heard those three beautiful words “You’re in remission," but I have to embrace my restored health while accepting that it may not last.
President Obama said in his speech to Congress that the nation must address “the crushing cost of health care.” Reform won’t be easy, he said, but it cannot wait another year. Health care experts share their ideas for what might make a difference this time.
Track the variability of cost in the Medicare system and the rates of several kinds of surgery.
Researchers created a map linking different diseases to the genes they have in common.
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