Health

All brides-to-be want to look great on their wedding day, but some are taking this to the extreme with a controversial new diet that involves a feeding tube to promote rapid weight loss.

Here are five places where you can fit a quick workout into your hectic weekday schedule.

The number of obese children in the US has tripled since 1970. About one out of every three kids in America is severely overweight. This data means that obesity-related diseases that are usually only found in adults are being diagnosed more frequently in children and that these kids need to lose weight.

When you apply for a job, you assume your qualifications are what matter most, but the Citizens Medical Center in Victoria, Texas is also asking prospective new hires to step on a scale. If they weigh too much, they’re excluded from consideration.

This year’s County Health Rankings, which size up the relative health of people in more than 3,000 US counties, was released Tuesday. And although each county was only compared to others within the same state, there are some interesting and revealing general findings.

Doctors have long thought that stress exacerbates the symptoms of many auto-immune diseases, and now they’ve found evidence linking it to the common cold, as well.

You know cigarettes and excessive alcohol consumption are bad for you. But what about sugar? A California doctor says it’s not just unhealthy, it’s downright toxic.

If the days of excessive Easter weekends have come and gone, your Easter basket may need a healthy overhaul. Not to worry, a healthier Easter basket doesn't mean you have to throw out all the goodies and there's still plenty of room for chocolate!

Want to lower your risk of breast cancer? Go easy on the cocktails. New data indicates that having even one alcoholic drink a day could raise your chances of getting the disease.

New report findings from the CDC had both good news and bad. The good news? Cancer deaths are falling. The bad news? Cancers associated with obesity are on the rise.