Obesity can develop as a result of poor eating habits, inactivity or genetics. To help prevent obesity, the URMC suggests: Work to change your family’s eating habits and activity levels. Be a role model for healthy eating...

Carrot sticks are fine for a snack, but that’s far from the only way to get these tasty veggies into your diet. Carrots are naturally high in beta carotene, and they’re great for liver and skin health....

The biceps, the very visible muscles in the front of the upper arms, are a target in every comprehensive strength-training regimen, but what exercise is the most effective? To answer that question, the American Council on Exercise...

Young women are far less likely now to get an annual pelvic exam than they were in decades past, a new report finds. In 1988, about 42% of those aged 15 to 20 got the standard gynecologic...

Next time you’re ready to hit the sofa for an evening of TV, think twice — it just might kill you. Though too much sitting has long been linked to health risks, a new study suggests all...

San Francisco Is First U.S. City to Ban E-Cigarette Sales

Stress fractures are overuse injuries and usually occur in the lower leg. Typically, they are triggered by increasing the amount or intensity of an activity too quickly, says the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. To prevent stress...

Sun protection should not be limited to those with fair skin, says the Skin of Color Society. People with darker skin are still at risk of skin cancer triggered by the sun’s ultraviolet rays. The Skin of...

Experts agree that detecting breast cancer early offers a better outlook, but when to start screenings and how often to have them has changed repeatedly. The goal has been to balance early detection with the distress of...

Many parents think it couldn’t happen to their kids, but the number of children and teens admitted to children’s hospitals for thoughts of self-harm or suicide is alarming. Each year 4,600 young people between the ages of...