It might seem like semantics. But whether a health condition qualifies as a disease can have a huge impact on patient experiences and treatment options.

A cardiologist has shared four important health checks women should have done when they reach 40. According to the expert, ...

Healthcare providers have long used the body mass index (BMI) to assess your health and predict your risk of disease, but it ...

A review in Cardiology in Review highlights GPR75, a receptor for 20-HETE, as a promising therapeutic target for obesity and ...

LinkedIn has started testing a collaborative posts feature that allows multiple users and company pages to co-author and ...

People who carry genetic variations linked to obesity are more likely to be heavier now than individuals with the same variants who were born before the recent obesity epidemic. Liam Wright of ...

Massachusetts high schoolers will have to complete a specific program of courses, take end-of-course exams and present a senior capstone project or portfolio under proposed high school graduation ...

Over the next few weeks, 11 U.S. cities will host hundreds of thousands of World Cup fans, putting mass transit to the test across the country. While mass transit won't be cheap in some cities, others ...

The findings were outlined in a detailed memorandum issued by White House physician Dr Sean Barbabella following Trump's latest annual medical review. Despite the increase in weight, the report ...

Share on Pinterest BMI measurements may drastically underestimate obesity rates among U.S. adults, new research suggests. Thomas Barwick/Getty Images A growing body of evidence suggests that a ...

Over 26% of U.S. adults with a normal BMI met new criteria for clinical obesity proposed by the Lancet commission. About 78% of adults had excess adiposity if defined by using two or three abnormal ...