The Government's always telling us to exercise more and eat fewer calories. Now new research claims their advice is wrong - and could be making us even more unhealthy.

New studies show that overweight and obese people using alli® (orlistat 60 mg) with a reduced calorie, lower-fat diet can significantly reduce weight, visceral fat, and waist circumference and therefore may reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and stroke.1,2 The studies were presented at the 1st International Congress on Abdominal Obesity in Hong Kong...

The past decade has seen a significant reduction in the number and severity of spinal cord injuries in Canadian ice hockey, reports a study in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine...

Bariatric weight-loss surgery may sound dangerous and complicated, but a Geisinger physician warns that the real danger may be a life of obesity. "There are risks associated with bariatric surgery, as there are with any surgical procedure, but the risks associated with the procedure may pale in comparison to the health complications that can be caused by obesity," said Christopher Still, D.O...

EatTheView Like many second-in-commands before her (let's be honest, the First Wife is REALLY the next in power), current First Lady Michelle Obama has championed causes close to her heart. Most hyped was her "first garden," the Whitehouse's organic backyard garden, and her work encouraging Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables. And now, Michelle wants to help put an...

sxc.hu: trinamole Most of us have faced cooking for one at some time or another. Problem is, when you work long hours, you may be in no mood to come home and whip up a storm in the kitchen--for one person. But, you probably want to eat well and feel healthy too. It's a bit of a catch-22! If you...

The limitations of ultrasound were shown up after a mother gave birth to a baby girl who had no eyes - the deformity did not show up in scans.

TV's Andrea McLean tells how she has had to cut dairy, peppers, tomatoes, nuts - and even raw vegetables - from her diet.

The Government plans a vaccination programme to protect against shingles.