In the July edition of Science, researchers reported on a study that showed how insulin insensitivity can reduce life expectancy. This study is a bit complicated and I had to read ... Read More

Eating fish and taking fish oil supplements have been highly promoted by health advocates. While it's true that fish oils can help your cholesterol level and may even improve your ... Read More

Can an herb fix erectile dysfunction? The makers of Yohimbe supplements would like you to believe it. Yohimbe supplements come from the bark of the yohmibe tree. This bark contains ... Read More

Hormones get blamed for everything. First they are blamed for the melodramas of high school and now they are taking the blame for the ailments of aging. Is there anything ... Read More

Saw Palmetto is an herb that is popular in Europe for treating benign (non-cancer) enlarged prostate. It has also been widely touted as a preventive measure for prostate cancer. Overall, ... Read More

There is a commonly held belief that people die more around dates that they associate with loved ones passing or near certain holidays. Some of the statistics prove true - ... Read More

According to this news release on bloomberg.com, New York State had the greatest increase in life expectancy from 1991 to 2004. The increase is thought to be largely due to ... Read More

Oxford University researchers concluded that a tax on unhealthy foods, the so-called "Fat Tax" could save 3200 lives every year in the UK. The tax would increase that purchase cost ... Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that unless things change, one billion people will die from smoking related illnesses this century. One billion. Right now there are only about 6 ... Read More

The World Bank released a report that stated that 460,000 Chinese die every year from breathing polluted air. This number doesn't even count an additional 300,000 that die from breathing ... Read More

We knew that dark chocolate has a ton of healthy antioxidants and suspected that it was good for your heart - but a recent study confirms that dark chocolate lowers ... Read More

England has banned smoking. Everywhere. No smoking in bars, workplaces or public buildings. Nationwide. This adds them to Northern Ireland and Scotland as UK countries with a no smoking policy. ... Read More

With a life expectancy of just 37 years, Sierra Leone holds the record for the world's shortest life expectancy. Problems of poverty and childhood death are expected to drive the ... Read More

Anti-aging clinics and practices seem to be springing up everywhere. One of the most popular prescriptions from them is DHEA. This hormone is used by the body to make testosterone ... Read More

Recent research that examined the health habits of over 15,000 people discovered that when people in their 40s and beyond to on 4 healthy lifestyle habits, they can drastically reduce ... Read More

Kroger announced that it will begin selling a cholesterol-reducing type of milk under the brand name "Active Lifestyle." The milk contains added plant sterols that have been shown to reduce ... Read More