Healthy articles

Think you have to exercise to lose weight? Wrong. There are plenty of ways to get a leaner, slimmer figure without moving a muscle.

The 50 United States vary greatly in their rates of hospital admissions for depression, sick days for depression, and suicide. Do you live in a relatively happy or relatively depressed US state? The answer may surprise you.

The venom of cone snails is full of potent chemicals capable of interacting with nervous system in a very precise fashion. This makes it a potential source of new drugs for various conditions affecting nervous system, such as epilepsy and depression.

Facebook, television, cell phones, sales calls, and email alerts interrupt most of us of at dinner. Taking the time to make the experience of eating dinner a calm and calming family experience, however, can make a huge difference in the family well being.

Since 1965, one of the few forms of health insurance just about everyone in the United States can get is taxpayer-funded Medicare. But failing to sign up in a timely fashion can result in financial penalties for the rest of your life.

Most people think they know what healthy food is. There’s enough information on TV, in magazines and just floating around that you should have a good grasp of what a balanced diet is. But some of these foods are fakes, and could be wrecking your progress.

Breech babies are in a small minority, but they can cause a lot of worries. What is so dangerous about a breech presentation, and is vaginally giving birth to a breech baby ever safe?

Varicocele is the most commonly cited cause of male infertility. Surgical correction of the condition, however, usually does not enhance chances of pregnancy. When surgery is not the answer, however, there are still alternatives.

Varicocele, an enlargement of a vein in the scrotum, is the most commonly cited cause of male infertility. It is also the most controversial. Here are five myths about varicocele and male infertility exposed.

Diphtheria, also known as whooping cough, is a potentially deadly disease, killing 2 to 10% of children and up to 20% of adults who catch it. And the vaccinations against this potentially deadly disease may not be working as well as they used to.