Health Archive
12 April 2013, 11:58 AM ET
Even in the lean, belly fat can raise the risk of kidney disease, and scientists may know why.
12 April 2013, 10:19 AM ET
We're all crunched for time. Do we sacrifice getting in a workout at the expense of making a healthy dinner?
11 April 2013, 05:03 PM ET
Chemotherapy works not just by killing off tumor cells, but by getting the body to finish them off.
11 April 2013, 03:11 PM ET
Nearly 13 percent of adults ages 18 to 64 have skipped doses of their medications or delayed filling prescriptions because of the cost, according to a new report.
11 April 2013, 02:58 PM ET
French experts call the garment "a false necessity."
11 April 2013, 02:02 PM ET
Anticipation and reward seem to drive love of new music.
11 April 2013, 02:00 PM ET
Songs used in a study on new music appreciation in the brain.
11 April 2013, 11:54 AM ET
New laws are needed to address the parenting rights of "made-to-order" embryos, experts say.
11 April 2013, 10:27 AM ET
Complex understanding of leadership linked to adaptability under fire.
11 April 2013, 09:53 AM ET
Cities with lower average incomes have obesity rates, according to a new poll.
10 April 2013, 05:21 PM ET
Physical pain has its own unique "signature" in the brain.
10 April 2013, 02:11 PM ET
Or was a public safety problem prevented?
10 April 2013, 12:06 PM ET
Exercise that involves moving your body vertically might suppress hunger more than other types of exercise, a new study suggests.
10 April 2013, 11:39 AM ET
Robert Edwards, the pioneering researcher who paved the way for test-tube babies, has died at 87
10 April 2013, 10:05 AM ET
Painful migraines are linked with boosted sex desire, while scientists struggle to understand what exactly is pain.
09 April 2013, 07:01 PM ET
A wider face may correlate with home run success.
09 April 2013, 05:17 PM ET
There's a reason we have them, it turns out.
09 April 2013, 04:16 PM ET
There's no universally appealing chin, new research finds.
09 April 2013, 10:27 AM ET
Free school lunches can reduce childhood obesity if done correctly.
09 April 2013, 10:18 AM ET
Two mothers have started a petition to change the names of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
09 April 2013, 10:16 AM ET
A method for making organs transparent enables scientists to image large-scale, intact biological systems such as a mouse brain.
09 April 2013, 09:00 AM ET
Health officials know of 24 people who've fallen ill with a new strain of bird flu in China, seven of whom died.
08 April 2013, 06:13 PM ET
IUDs are just as safe for teens as they are for adults, a new study suggests.
08 April 2013, 05:00 PM ET
Many doctors may be telling women in their 30s and older to get another Pap test sooner than they need to, a new study suggests.
08 April 2013, 04:20 PM ET
New research might help explain why some of us have trouble getting off the couch.