• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 3rd, 2015
Researchers Find Peanuts Protect the Heart, Prolong Life

Researchers Find Peanuts Protect the Heart, Prolong Life

Heart disease and death rates appear to vary among distinct populations depending on how fond of nuts folks happen to be

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 3rd, 2015
Exercising Too Much and Too Often Is Just as Deadly as Sitting on the Couch All Day

Exercising Too Much and Too Often Is Just as Deadly as Sitting on the Couch All Day

Study finds the key to keeping fit and lowering early death risk is to go for light jogs every once in a while

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 2nd, 2013
Doctors Should Prescribe Exercise for Some Conditions, and Not Just Because It's Cheaper

Doctors Should Prescribe Exercise for Some Conditions, and Not Just Because It's Cheaper

Researchers say exercise can treat some conditions as effectively as drugs do

People with Big Bellies Have Trouble Recovering from Heart Attacks

People with Big Bellies Have Trouble Recovering from Heart Attacks

Researchers say heart attack survivors must focus on losing abdominal fat

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 8th, 2012
Large Whale Mortality Has More to Do with Human Activity Than Natural Causes

Large Whale Mortality Has More to Do with Human Activity Than Natural Causes

Fishing gear is responsible for killing most of these marine mammals

  • Health
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • March 17th, 2007
Black Men More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer than White Men

Black Men More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer than White Men

A gene common to black men and women

  • Health
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • March 7th, 2007
The Second Born Twin Is More Likely to Die

The Second Born Twin Is More Likely to Die

Cesarean section largely decreases this risk