Ask a depressed woman if she’d take Viagra to invigorate a faded libido caused by the antidepressants she’s taking to keep the blues away and she’s likely to say the proposition sounds like a pretty …

In April, the CS Mott Children’s Hospital, a part of the University of Michigan, conducted a poll of adults to determine the issues that most concern them about the health and well-being of the nation’s …

Imagine driving your children to school.  Or commuting along an interstate in rush-hour traffic.  Or rushing your wife to the delivery room for the imminent birth of your child.  Or any other scenario that puts …

When our ancestors hailed the United States as the “Land of Plenty,” it’s hardly likely they meant plenty of pounds. With the obesity epidemic spreading from sea to shining sea, however, the one thing …

When all other risk factors are relatively equal, postmenopausal women who sleep between seven and eight hours each night are less likely to experience an ischemic attack, or stroke, than women of the same age …

The July 15 issue of the journal, Neurology, published by the American Academy of Neurology, carries the details of a report conducted by researchers at the University of Kansas School of Medicine that offers the …

So much emphasis is placed on problems of sexuality as we age that there has been little attention paid to the attitudes and opinions of the aging population enjoying a satisfying sex life. Swedish …

Opposing points of view were published yesterday on BMJ.com regarding the significance of paying cash incentives to poor people with the expectation that they will make lifestyle changes and monitor their health more effectively when …

People who eat less generally weigh less than people who consume more calories on a daily basis.  And maintaining a healthy weight means fewer health woes over the course of a lifetime.  Now, a study …

A new law in the Netherlands makes it illegal to smoke cigarettes in a public place but smoking marijuana at licensed cannabis cafes is still legal, as long as there is no trace of tobacco …