Mutated gene associated with colon cancer discovered in 18th-century Hungarian mummy
The modern plagues of obesity, physical inactivity and processed food have been definitively established as modern causes of colon cancer….
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Exposure to air pollution increases risk of obesity
Laboratory rats who breathed Beijing’s highly polluted air gained weight and experienced cardio-respiratory and metabolic dysfunctions after three to eight…
Gregarious chimps harbor richer gut microbiomes
Spending time in close contact with others often means risking catching germs and getting sick. But being sociable may also…
Well: Ask Well: Can You Reverse Fatty Liver?
Photo Credit Getty Images Do you have a health question? Submit your question to Ask Well. Related: Ask Well: The…
Valletta Journal: On a Mediterranean Island, but Far From a Mediterranean Diet
Valletta Journal Customers lined up at a family-run shop for pastizzi, diamond-shaped pastries made with butter and lard and stuffed…
Op-Ed Contributor: The Problem With Focusing on Childhood Obesity
Op-Ed Contributor By THOMAS A. FARLEY December 18, 2015 THERE is good news in the fight against obesity: Rates are finally falling in…
New Diabetes Cases, at Long Last, Begin to Fall in the United States
The rate of new cases fell by about a fifth from 2008 to 2014, according to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the first sustained decline since the disease started to explode in this country about 25 years ago.
Death Rates, Declining for Decades, Have Flattened
Gains in the American life span have slowed in recent years, according to a new report, with average annual death rates flattening for the first time since researchers started measuring them in the late 1960s.
The Mediterranean Diet: Is it the Food or the Lifestyle?
For decades, health authorities have argued that the diet of people living in Mediterranean countries, with its emphasis on olive oil, nuts and fresh produce, is a driving force behind the region’s historically low rates of heart disease.