As we learned earlier today, marriage may make you fat, but a happy union may also help you live longer, according to a new study of heart patients. Patients who were married when they underwent coronary artery bypass surgery …
Millions of pounds of tainted Chinese honey are likely making their way onto U.S. store shelves, according to an investigation by Food Safety News (FSN). The online daily news site reports that Chinese honeymakers are laundering …
In this week’s paper issue of TIME, author Judith Warner explores a provocative theory about why rates of autism, particularly the mild form known as Asperger’s, are on the rise: because people who have certain “autistic” traits …
A new review finds that moderate drinking is associated with a lower risk of memory problems and Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.
About one in 1,000 surgery patients experience the trauma of awareness during anesthesia, and later remember feeling pain and distress during their operation. Many go on to develop symptoms of posttraumatic stress. So hospitals …
Women are notoriously underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM, for short). Now a new study suggests it’s because women’s interest in romance may be getting in the way.
When asked by their doctors, patients fudge the truth about almost everything: how much they drink or smoke, how unhealthily they eat, how little they exercise, how many sexual partners they’ve had, what drugs they’re taking — …
U.S. fitness guidelines recommend at least 30 minutes of exercise five days a week. But increasingly, evidence suggests that even half that amount can extend significant health benefits.
We carry cell phones ostensibly to enhance communication with other people. But according to a new survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, many people pretend to use their cell phones to avoid having to …
Severe skin infections are increasing among children and becoming one of the most common reasons for hospitalization, a new study finds.
As summer comes to a close, so does BBQ season. That’s a good thing for your health, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which finds that consumption of red and processed meat — …
Scientists at MIT are developing a new drug that may fight viruses as effectively as antibiotics like penicillin dispatch bacteria. The broad-spectrum treatment is designed to trigger cell suicide in cells that have been invaded …
When New York City’s public school students return to classes this year, there will be a new addition to their curriculum: sex education classes that will include instruction on how to use a condom and strategies for resisting …
