Back in January, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new law-enforcement initiative designed to crack down on false and misleading advertisements for weight-loss products. It's a serious problem; not only have some products been caught using the likeness of respected brands without their permission…

Imagine a low-cost treatment for a life-threatening infection that could cure up to 90 percent of patients with minimal side effects, often in a few days.It may sound like a miracle drug, but this cutting-edge treatment is profoundly simple - though somewhat icky: take…

People who were treated for periodontal disease had lower healthcare costs and fewer hospitalizations for other medical conditions compared to those whose gum disease went untreated, a new study has found.“We were very surprised at the magnitude of the results,” Dr. Marjorie Jeffcoat told…

Thousands of miniature human hearts have been grown by scientists to explore a possible cure for a form of heart disease.The mini organs, which beat of their own accord, have been developed specifically to look at heart hypertrophy – a condition in which the…

When you're trying to lose weight, cutting back on the amount you eat is a given—but feeling hungry all the time is one of the major reasons why most diets fail within a week. Still, you can silence your grumbling stomach without consuming extra calories.…

As U.S. health regulators consider what rules to impose on electronic cigarettes, in their tally of costs and benefits they have placed a value on the lost pleasure consumers may suffer if they used the products less or not at all.The U.S. Food and…

Researchers have discovered how two genetic mutations can cause the development of melanoma of the eye – the most common form of eye cancer.With a better understanding of how these genes work, the researchers say they now have a promising therapeutic target for treating…

If you’ve tried everything to lose weight – from logging miles on the treadmill to cutting carbs and counting calories – and still haven’t made a dent, it might be time to dig for the root cause of your weight plateau. Here are some common…

You may not be eating Oreos by the roll or guzzling cans of Coke, but that doesn't mean sugar's absent from your diet. You're likely eating sugar throughout the day without even realizing it, said Amari Thomsen, RD, owner of Chicago-based nutrition consulting practice Eat…

More than 100,000 vulnerable patients wrongly 'struck off' GP lists after being assumed dead Vulnerable patients are being wrongly struck off GPs’ lists in botched attempts to remove details of those who have died or moved, doctors have warned.Family doctors say more than 100,000…