Mom's dieting can be unhealthy for kids
2006-08-10 08:37:35
Mom's dieting habits can have a bad influence on the children. Some research indicates youngsters learn attitudes about dieting through observation. For some youngsters, that might mean an unhealthy fixation on body image, experts warn.
Skin-conscious? Try dog meat
2006-08-09 16:46:01
Dog meat is increasingly popular among women in North Korea because the traditional Korean delicacy is believed to be good for the skin, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper in Japan reported Wednesday.
Hundreds urged to come to Masturbate-a-thon
2006-08-08 14:57:14
Hundreds of Britons are being urged to attend what is being branded as Europe's first "Masturbate-a-thon", a leading reproductive healthcare charity said on Friday.
Sexual lyrics prompt teens to have sex
2006-08-08 10:20:17
Teens whose iPods are full of music with raunchy, sexual lyrics start having sex sooner than those who prefer other songs, a study found.
Body modification a growing trend
2006-08-05 14:30:47
Allen Falkner's tongue is just one of his unusual features. It is split down the middle, and when he sticks it out, it looks like a two-pronged snake tongue.
Sex may increase risk of mono virus
2006-08-04 17:13:19
Though mononucleosis is known as the "kissing disease," sexual intercourse may increase the odds of contracting the virus, a UK study suggests.
Conjoined twins, 4, prepare for surgery
2006-08-04 09:33:38
They were born in a perpetual hug, their little bodies fused at the midsection so that they are practically face-to-face, and have grown into outgoing 4-year-olds who chatter away and finish each other's sentences.
Heavy people may collapse more in heat
2006-08-03 17:14:27
Obese people face a higher risk of passing out, or worse during heat waves, some health experts say.
Internet pharmacy doctors charged
2006-08-03 10:28:22
Two doctors helped peddle millions of dollars' worth of diet drugs through an online pharmacy, approving thousands of prescriptions without seeing anyone in person, according to charges filed Wednesday.
Cardiac arrest victims donates viable kidney
2006-08-02 10:35:37
People who are transplanted with a kidney from a victim of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest do very well, new research suggests.
Painkillers may raise heart attack slightly
2006-08-02 10:32:20
All painkillers of the type known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) seem to increase the risk of having a heart attack, according to a population-based study conducted in Finland.
Miscarriage risk climbs with dad's age
2006-08-02 10:17:39
A couple's risk of having a pregnancy end in miscarriage appears to rise along with the father's age, regardless of how old the mother is, researchers reported Monday.