Fitness
The Check-Up: Finger Length Linked to Health Problems
Have you looked at your hands lately? Like, really, really looked at them? Scientists in Florida have been studying hands to figure out why finger […]
The Check-Up: Study Says Overweight Young Adults Die Sooner
There’s no way to sugar-coat today’s top health story: Researchers at UNC Chapel Hill are reporting that people who are overweight at age 25 actually […]
The Check-Up: Another Good Reason to Quit Smoking
With school back in session this week, it’s fitting that today’s health headlines are all about kids. The top story making the rounds is about […]
The Check-Up: How to Get a Jolt Without Caffeine
Dozing at your desk? A cup of decaf might do the trick. University of London researchers conducted a study to test the placebo effect in […]
The Check-Up: Hospital Germs Are Everywhere
I came across two tangentially related stories this week that I really wish I’d never read. The first, about hand washing rates in hospitals, found […]
The Check-Up: Would You Eat Hot Dog Potato Chips?
I did a double take when I saw a Runner’s World post about hot-dog-flavored potato chips. I mean, I know there’s some weird junk food out […]
The Check-Up: Sniffing Out Heart Failure (Literally)
For the record, if you post a story about an electronic nose that can detect heart failure, and you don’t include a photo, you’re leaving […]
The Check-Up: Babies Everywhere!
Hospitals up and down the East Coast are buzzing about an apparent Hurricane Irene baby boom, with many clocking double-digit deliveries over the weekend. News […]
The Check-Up: Today’s Top Health Headlines
A team of researchers in the UK might soon be cashing in big time on a gel they’ve developed that could make the dental drill […]
The Check-Up: Today’s Top Health Headlines
A team of researchers in the UK might soon be cashing in big time on a gel they’ve developed that could make the dental drill […]
The Check-Up: Today’s Top Health Headlines
Ok, I know you know the statistic: One in three kids in the US is overweight or obese. That’s crazy, frightening, sad—all that. But is a […]
The Check-Up: Today’s Top Health Headlines
Ok, I know you know the statistic: One in three kids in the US is overweight or obese. That’s crazy, frightening, sad—all that. But is a […]
The Check-Up: Today’s Top Health Headlines
Hold the phone—did you know you might soon be able to charge your cell phone just by walking around? New technology developed by researchers at […]
The Check-Up: Today’s Top Health Headlines
Hold the phone—did you know you might soon be able to charge your cell phone just by walking around? New technology developed by researchers at […]
Studies Show: I’m Going to Die
Research shows that my life is killing me. A recent Australian study announced terrifying news: For every hour of television I watch, my life span […]