Ground-breaking results from a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the MEND Program (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it!), a multi-component community-based childhood obesity intervention (http://www.mendcentral.org), are published today in the US journal Obesity ...

Reducing obesity and smoking have become national priorities in the United States. Research has shown that intensive counseling can positively impact each problem. However, because such counseling is typically not covered by medical insurance, cost can be a barrier...

Peptides that target blood vessels in fat and cause them to go into programmed cell death (termed apoptosis) could become a model for future weight-loss therapies, say University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers...

New research on Type 2 diabetes by Trinity College Dublin researchers could benefit young adults (aged 18-25 years) with the condition. The research led by Professor John Nolan of Trinity College Dublin and St James's Hospital, Dublin, has just been published online in the leading international journal, Diabetes Care¹...

Three genes have been discovered that can lead to a long, healthy life and prevent diseases of ageing that cut it short.

Ground-breaking results from a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the MEND Program (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it!), a multi-component community-based childhood obesity intervention (http://www.mendcentral.org), are published in the US journal Obesity (http://www.nature.com/oby/journal/v18/n1s/abs/oby2009433a.html)...

Frustrated by problems while treating patients, some enterprising medical staff have come up with easier, cheaper or new ways of doing things.

Locum doctors were sent on calls without knowing whether the patient had seen another GP within the previous few days.

Doctors are being told to treat parents' fears and concerns seriously because they know their child best.

Doctors are concerned about the potential risks posed by 'non-essential' scanning carried out for souvenir scans where the ultrasound energy lasts longer.

The first time I helped someone to die is an occasion I will never forget. He was a 14-year-old boy who was suffering from leukaemia.

Nearly half of adults (44 per cent) are 'too busy' to do physical activity and two out of three are not doing the recommended 30 minutes a day, according to a survey of 2,000 people...

I saw the movie "The Invention of Lying" recently. Very brief synopsis: the movie takes place in a world where everybody tells the truth, all of the time. There is one part early in the film where the main character (Ricky Gervais) is watching a Coke commercial. This is how it transpires: Hi I'm Bob, I'm the spokesperson for Coca-Cola....

Surfing the internet can expose a 'dark side' of the soul, with online addicts more likely to be depressed, claim psychologists.

A just published research experiment on inactive men with high blood pressure shows that just 3 months of soccer practise twice a week causes a significant fall in blood pressure, resting pulse rate, and percentage of body fat, and is more effective than the doctor's usual advice on healthy diet and exercise...

The month of your birth influences your chances of becoming a professional sportsperson, an Australian researcher has found. Senior research fellow Dr. Adrian Barnett from Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation studies the seasonal patterns of population health and found the month you were born in could influence your future health and fitness...

Researchers reporting in the February 3rd issue of Cell Metabolism may have a new way to trick the body into consuming more energy. The target in this case is an enzyme that indirectly controls the activity of what the researchers refer to as the "energy master switch...

Filed under: Food News Photo: are you gonna eat that, Flickr The U.S. government is reconsidering its ban on Scotland's national dish haggis. The Department of Agriculture has shot down rumors that the sausage - made by rolling the cooked innards of a sheep (its heart, liver and lungs) in oats and pepper, then stuffing it in cow's intestine and boiling it - will be allowed in the United States any time soon. The Scottish delicacy has been barred from this country since the late '80s mad cow outbreak in the U.K. At the request of Scottish officials, the USDA is reviewing the risks of the dish and the ban on it, according to The Associated Press. USDA spokeswoman Lindsay Cole issued a statement saying reports that the ban will be lifted are incorrect and though the latest science is being examined, no timetable has been set for a decision. Continue reading U.S. Debates Whether to Lift Ban on Scottish Haggis

Filed under: Feast Your Eyes , Features Photo: Polkaroo, Flickr . For some reason, eggplant is often neglected by home cooks. Maybe because it's hard to get excited about it visually (dull brown when you want something bright green or red or orange), or because the texture and flavor can be unappealing if cooked incorrectly, or because it doesn't groove with the protein you took out to defrost, or just... because. This dish is a game changer. It capitalizes on eggplant's plump shape, brings plenty of color into play, uses Middle Eastern ingredients to boost flavor and incorporates chopped eggplant flesh into the lamb stuffing, so texture isn't an issue. Deliciously clever. Become a member of the Slashfood Flickr pool to get a shot of having your photos featured in Feast Your Eyes.

catsper / CC BY 2.0 Pretty much the last thing you want on your salad greens is bacteria that tends to reside in human feces. Many people, including me, buy the pre-washed spinach and romaine lettuce in bags expecting them to be clean and bacteria-free.