Study Shows Prevention More
Economical Than Treating Sickness
Investing in preventive health care is far more cost-effective than treating people after they get sick, according to a report from the nonprofit advocacy group Trust for America's Health.

Why Your Medication May
Be Exposing You To Phthalates
Dr. Russ Hauser, a Harvard professor of environmental epidemiology, has called pharmaceuticals an unrecognized source of potential high exposure of phthalates.

Both Exercise And Sleep
Will Reduce Your Cancer Risk
Regular physical activity can significantly lower a woman's risk of developing cancer, but skimping on sleep can eliminate those gains, a new study has found.

Nearly Half of Physicians Plan To Quit And
Most Don't Recommend A Medical Career
Primary care doctors in the United States feel overworked and nearly half plan to either cut back on how many patients they see or quit medicine entirely, according to a recent survey released.

Sleep Helps You
Learn Complicated Tasks
Sleep helps the mind learn complicated tasks and helps people recover learning they otherwise thought they had forgotten over the course of a day, research at the University of Chicago shows.

Are You Getting Enough Garlic?
Garlic is powerful natural therapeutic herb in addition to being a strong-flavored seasoning for food. It can help lower cholesterol and high blood pressure and may help prevent heart attacks by reducing blood clotting.

Young Children Now Being
Targeted For Choleterol Drug Use
In an immediately controversial document, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended that children as young as eight be treated with cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.

Where You Store Your Body
Fat Is Critical To Your Health
Being overweight is one thing, but where your body fat is stored may make more of a difference to your health. Researchers in Germany report that even among people who are normal weight, having excess fat around the abdomen - being apple-shaped, that is - can increase the risk of premature death.