Obese white women are less likely to be screened for breast and cervical cancer than women who maintain a healthy weight according to a review of cancer screening studies conducted by researchers at the University …

A rare genetic disorder, Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is known to interfere with the brain’s ability to signal the body to stop eating when enough food has been consumed. The brain uses the hormone leptin …

Obese women who are diagnosed with breast cancer have more aggressive disease and lower survival rates, according to a study released in the March issue of Clinical Cancer Research.

A little exercise goes a long way toward improving the quality of life for overweight women according to a study released by the American Heart Association. The study results were reported at the AHA’s Conference …

A new study published in the March issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention demonstrates that women who have a recurrence of breast cancer have almost twice as much estrogen in their blood than those …

The latest craze in the video gaming revolution era has children getting up off the floor and moving more than ever before. Any exercise that can be squeezed into a kid’s day is good exercise. …

Teens and adolescents who eat breakfast every day are less likely to become overweight or obese in the near future and they typically lead a more active, healthier lifestyle than their peers who skip breakfast, …

Obese children are far more likely than normal-weight children to have breathing related problems during surgery, finds a study from the University of Michigan Health System published in the March issue of the journal Anesthesiology. …

Researchers in London have discovered that children drink more sugar-laden beverages when they consume a diet heavy in salt. Both the sugar and the salt pose risks to the child’s health throughout his or …

That’s the surprising conclusion from a study conducted to measure the long-range effects of lead exposure in the womb. The finding is surprising because University of Houston’s Donald Fox, a professor of vision and …