Health & Wellness

By putting the mind in healthy places, all sorts of positive changes--in vision, memory, weight, even longevity--can occur. Read more...

Proton pump inhibitors, which suppress acid in the stomach and are often prescribed for reflux and ulcers, are the third highest selling drugs in the United States—more than 113 million prescriptions are filled each year. Now comes word, though, that those drugs may carry more risks than previously thought. Read more...

"You have cancer." Whether it's your diagnosis, or that of someone you love, those three words can be life altering. Often you must begin making decisions, booking appointments and re-arranging schedules, while you're still reeling from waves of shock, grief, anger, and sadness. Read more...

Turns out, a carb is not just a carb -- at least not for women hoping to prevent heart disease. In a new study, researchers found that carbohydrates with high glycemic index can more than double the risk of heart disease in women -- though not in men. Read more...

Being stressed can make you anxious. And vice versa. And the combination of stress and anxiety can lead to depression, according to Canadian researchers, who have recently discovered how anxiety and stress and depression can all become intertwined ... leaving a pretty unhappy person!

Stephen Ferguson of Robarts Research Institute at the University of Western Ontario and colleagues identified the connecting mechanism in the brain and how abnormal brain signaling might occur.

The study, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, showed how one brain receptor that leads to anxiety in response to stress and how specific types of serotonin receptors lead to depression might connect in the brain.
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Americans are consuming more sugar than ever and, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, we do so at our peril. Read more...

What would cause a person to delay getting treatment for a heart attack? A new study shows it's lack of good health insurance. Read more...