Hormone Imbalance May Prevent Weight Loss
Losing weight has become the holy grail in America. From exercising to eating right, many find that the weight just won't budge. It turns out you might need a doctor instead of more crunches.
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Losing weight has become the holy grail in America. From exercising to eating right, many find that the weight just won't budge. It turns out you might need a doctor instead of more crunches.
Yoga helps relax and ease the tension through resistance mixed with stretching exercises but if you want a really "hot body"; there's Bikram yoga, a steamy take on the yoga tradition of mind, body and spirit.
If you're always tired, sleepy and simply can't seem to get enough rest, you're not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control, insufficient sleep is a growing public health epidemic which affects the nation's work performance, productivity and health.
Millions of women at higher-than-usual risk of breast cancer have a new option for preventing the disease. Pfizer Inc.'s Aromasin cut the risk of developing breast cancer by more than half, without the side effects that have curbed enthusiasm for other prevention drugs, a major study found.
There are only a few days left in the current school year, but students at Homestead High School will end the year on a high note thanks to the generosity of a Miami-Dade business that could offer some of them the next stop toward their future.
A breast cancer diagnosis is heartbreaking enough, but for a young woman still building her family, that diagnosis can shatter dreams of a house full of kids.
A landmark Medicaid overhaul bill got the stamp of approval from Governor Rick Scott Thursday.
Heart disease is the #1 killer of men and women in America. Heart attacks strike more than 1 million people each year. Now, some Broward doctors are using smart phones and iPads to speed up diagnoses and treatment for cardiac arrest patients.
The Food Pyramid is getting a makeover. First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled a new food icon, to help consumers make healthier food choices.
Staying healthy as we age is something that may seem hard to do, but a Harvard educated best selling author said there are some tricks if you want to be successful.
For the first time, the World Health Organization listed cell phone use in the same carcinogenic hazard category as engine exhaust and chloroform.
Governor Rick Scott signed HB 1039 Tuesday that bans the possession of "bath salts."
A new study has revealed only half of the women, aged 40 to 85, who were supposed to be getting a yearly mammogram, and actually did receive one. Surprisingly, the women didn't get the mammogram even when they had insurance to cover the cost.
Being a former health care executive, and wanting to bring more jobs to the state, would make one think Governor Rick Scott would champion higher education and health care. But based on his line-item vetoes, those are near the bottom of his priorities list.
Battling childhood obesity is not easy, but a program at Miami-Dade College North Campus hopes to change that by educating kids early.
