By Jason Adams, TWT Communities
Many people know about the liver damage alcohol can cause, but did you know it can affect your skin too? Published June 19, 2013
By Laura Sesana, TWT Communities
Want to decrease you risk of developing diabetes? Put down the bacon. Published June 19, 2013
By Peter Lind, TWT Communities
Because obesity is now named a disease, obesity rates will only increase. Published June 19, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
The American Medical Associated opened the door for mandatory insurance treatment for tens of millions of overweight Americans with a Tuesday vote to define obesity as a disease. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
House Republicans powered through a bill Tuesday to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, saying the recent conviction of a Philadelphia abortion provider for killing newborn babies has revived the contentious debate. Published June 18, 2013 Comments
By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Being accepted to medical school was once seen as a ticket to a prosperous and fulfilling career, but today's students face far less certain futures under Obamacare. Published June 11, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
A quick-thinking and enterprising doctor was able to save the life of a 20-day-old baby girl with a deadly aneurysm with the help of a commonly known household substance: superglue. Published June 11, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Researchers say they've discovered a "fantastic potential" in atomic medicine to fight off and treat cancer, an executive with a French nuclear facility said. Published June 10, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
The family of an 11-year-old boy awaiting a new lung has won a federal judge's support, and now his name could be permanently added to an adult transplant list. Published June 7, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
A federal judge told Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to reverse course — a 10-year-old girl dying from cystic fibrosis should be added to the adult lung transplant list. Published June 6, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
A study conducted by the U.K.'s Daily Mail found that six out of ten of Britain's most popular high street restaurants have cleaner toilet water than ice. Published June 6, 2013
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
A Georgia congressman said Wednesday he will try, once again, to push a health care bill that offers a "patient-centered" alternative to President Obama's sweeping reforms — one that includes tax breaks to make insurance affordable without imposing government mandates on Americans. Published June 5, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Medical facilities around the world have partnered for a massive research project that starts by sharing thousands of patients' genetic and health information. Published June 5, 2013
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered the Obama administration to make a generic, two-pill version of emergency contraception available to women of all ages without restrictions. Published June 5, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
A 66-year-old man visited a doctor in Hong Kong with a swollen belly, only to find out that he is really a female with an ovarian cyst. Published June 4, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
"Obamacare" has some special benefits just for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community, Health and Human Service Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said. Published June 4, 2013
By Associated Press
Saudi Arabia has reported that three more people have died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 24. Published June 2, 2013
By Associated Press
A law that bans smoking in public places has taken effect in Russia, a contentious move in a country with one of the highest smoking rates in the world. Published June 1, 2013
By Associated Press
Alcohol beverages soon could have nutritional labels like those on food packaging, but only if the producers want to put them there — for now. Published June 1, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Toss the gym membership and burn the running shoes. A new report from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology finds that all that's needed to stay fit and healthy is 12 minutes of exercise — per week. Published May 31, 2013
