Healthy living drive under the spotlight
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Many readers may be surprised by the following statistics - 200 million people in China are over-weight, 160 million suffer from high blood pressure, 20 million from diabetes and over 60 million have developed obesity.
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IT IS possible to extend your life and avoid heart disease by regularly eating the &quot;ideal healthy meal &quot; , scientists revealed last night.
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Eating right, combined with exercise, like walking, can help seniors live a longer and healthier life, according to the experts. This week, researchers said elderly Europeans who ate a Mediterranean diet combined
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INDIANAPOLIS - A doctor is leading a campaign aimed at requiring insurance companies to fund programs that would help people lose weight with exercise programs and diet counseling.
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In the battle to lose weight and reduce the risk of heart disease, many people are overlooking something even more important-- staying fit.
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ome health issues are different when you see them up close. For Deb Hann, HIV/AIDS is one of them, and that prompted her to do something.
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The campaign, which will promote exercise and healthier diet among Virginians, aims to reduce the rate of chronic illnesses such as obesity and hypertension through diet, exercise and other prevention techniques.
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Three U.S. Cabinet secretaries fanned out across the country Tuesday to promote healthier lifestyles, especially among the nation's snack-filled, exercise-starved youth...
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Staying healthy is a costly business in the United States, particularly in the Northeast, government statistics show.
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The government is to spend 75 million pounds on a campaign to encourage healthy lifestyles and counter what it calls an obesity epidemic in Britain.
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The 25th annual Senior Citizens&#39;Week, with the theme of &quot;stay active and involved&quot;, was launched here on Sunday. Speaking in a hospital to celebrate the beginning of the event
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WASHINGTON Health experts are giving America&#39;s senior citizens something serious to chew on -- new numbers showing they need to eat better and exercise more.
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A small study conducted in a Boston neighborhood highlights the difficulty of affording heart-healthy food when you&#39;re a beneficiary of food stamps.
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By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Health experts are trying to move the nation's battle of the bulge to an important new front: the schools.    Schools need to be more active in teaching heart-healthy behavior and they should offer more physical education and healthful meals, a new American Heart Association statement urges...
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Public health officials are now encouraging women to make sure they are in optimal health well in advance of a pregnancy.
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DOCTORS are promoting health supplements during consultations and in talks held at their homes or clinics. They range from general practitioners (GPs) and specialists in private practice, to doctors in public and private hospitals.
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Evidence continues to mount  that people who suffer from Parkinson's disease may have  trouble driving safely, particularly when faced with everyday  distractions like talking to a passenger or on a cell phone.