In addition to worrying about adding an extra notch to your belt when you order a bacon double cheeseburger, a group of renowned scientists is warning people that cancer should be a primary concern when choosing which foods to savor and which to scrap.
With many benefits, including reducing the risk of birth defects, folic acid is important for the health of you and your baby. Do you have enough folic acid in your diet?
Oh, the fragility of the male ego! Retrosexuals, or "anti-metrosexuals," are now seeking out cosmetic surgery to make themselves appear more traditionally "manly."
In the war on child obesity, the revolution will begin not with a shot heard 'round the world but with a beat you can dance to.
Lasers and injections that melt the fat away? Advances in liposuction techniques have made body contouring less invasive than ever before….
Injectable rhinoplasty has an array of benefits that make it the perfect first-date fix, and not just for the image conscious. Many types of daters can find a solution for their first-date jitters in a five-minute nose job.
As if there weren't already enough well-documented reasons to quit smoking, you can add another to the pile: a report from Physicians Health Study indicates that cigarette smoking is a definite contributing factor in the development of cataracts.
Runways, other planes, dozens of tiny instrument dials…add in the deadly complications of combat flying, and you have a job where ‘vision’ is not a corporate buzzword – it’s a life-saving requirement.
Cosmetic surgery has received so much attention from shows such as The Swan, Extreme Makeover, MTV’s I Want a Famous Face, and Dr. 90210 that fans of this TV genre are casually slinging around terms like “abdominoplasty,” “blepharoplasty,” and “capsular contracture.”
After losing almost 250 pounds, one gastric bypass surgery patient started gaining the weight back. Find out what caused her slide, how she is trying to beat it this time, and what others need to be wary of before having bariatric surgery.
Motherhood has its rewards. Sagging or shrunken breasts and protruding stomachs are not among them.
Since the beginning of man’s relationship with chewing gum, he has managed to find many uses for the rubbery stuff, from frivolous enjoyment to practical panacea. Yet, it was not until the 21st century that chewing gum was allowed to take its place next to toothbrushes, toothpastes, and floss as a dental hygiene aid.
Studies have found a link between a virus and obesity. Is it possible that a virus is responsible for the rise of obesity in America?
It’s not something you can catch from your coworker or from touching a door handle, but a recent study has prompted researchers to label obesity as “socially contagious.” Friends seem to have a big influence on whether an individual becomes obese.
Plastic surgery represents a multi-billion-dollar-a-year industry. People are increasingly viewing their faces, breasts, and tummies as simple components of a larger product rather than highly complex systems requiring individual treatment.
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