Health
The secret to losing weight: An earlier lunch?
Posted on January 30, 2013, at 5:00 PMEating your big meal earlier in the day could help you shed pounds faster
Why do we get so fat during the winter?
Posted on January 29, 2013, at 9:45 AMConsider your expanding waistline a not-so-friendly reminder of your evolutionary ancestry
Huh? Why does our memory get worse with age?
Posted on January 28, 2013, at 12:33 PMNew research shows that a good night's sleep is crucial for keeping the mind sharp
An Oregon Democrat's doomed plan to require prescriptions for cigarettes
Posted on January 25, 2013, at 3:40 PMMitch Greenlick wants to put cigarettes in the same category as LSD and steroids
Can Coke's new anti-obesity ads actually lower obesity rates?
Posted on January 17, 2013, at 3:00 PMAnd is the soda giant making an honest attempt to improve public health, or just engaging in damage control?
The disgusting weight-loss tool that pumps food from your stomach
Posted on January 10, 2013, at 1:43 PMThe inventor of the Segway has come up with a way for people to eat all they want and lose weight, if they can stand the thought of it
Are overweight people likely to live longer?
Posted on January 2, 2013, at 4:35 PMA new study finds that people with higher body mass indexes tend to outlive their more slender peers
When did Santa Claus get so fat?
Posted on December 24, 2012, at 12:10 PMSt. Nick wasn't always this rotund. In fact, he used to look downright svelte
Do cigarettes rot your brain?
Posted on November 26, 2012, at 11:00 AMNeed another reason to quit? An alarming new British study links smoking to mental diseases like dementia
Breaking down your Thanksgiving dinner: By the numbers
Posted on November 22, 2012, at 8:23 AMWith many Americans eating more than triple their daily recommended calories on Turkey Day, the annual feast does some serious damage to waistlines
Can Pepsi's new soda really burn fat?
Posted on November 12, 2012, at 3:15 PMThe beverage giant will release Pepsi Special, a new drink infused with dextrin, a fiber that has been shown to block fat pile-up
The San Francisco suburb with the country's toughest smoking ban
Posted on October 17, 2012, at 2:24 PMFirst restaurants, then bars... now private homes? A California township ups the anti-smoking ante
Does banning jumbo sodas really help people lose weight?
Posted on September 14, 2012, at 4:45 PMThe New York City Board of Health approves a plan to institute a city-wide restriction on sugary drinks over 16 ounces — the latest move to improve the population's health
The Biggest Loser adds teenage contestants: Bad idea?
Posted on September 5, 2012, at 1:43 PMNBC's often brutal weight-loss reality series is shaking up its 14th season by tackling childhood obesity — and going softer on the kids
The skyrocketing popularity of e-cigarettes: A guide
Posted on August 20, 2012, at 1:04 PMSmokeless tobacco is booming, thanks to a widespread belief that newly affordable e-cigarettes are actually better for you — but not all doctors agree
Does working the late shift increase your risk of heart attack?
Posted on July 31, 2012, at 7:37 AMA grim new study claims that workers on the graveyard shift run a much higher risk of heart attack than their daytime-working peers
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