According to a study published in the American Journal of Health Promotion, parental support is extremely vital in reducing the amount of time children engage in sedentary activities. The team found that children in Hispanic families are more likely to be sedentary and are more vulnerable to becoming overweight ...

The proportion of insured girls and young women completing the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among those who initiated the series has dropped significantly - as much as 63 percent - since the vaccine was approved in 2006, according to new research from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in ...

GALVESTON, Texas April 30, 2012 The proportion of insured girls and young women completing the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among those who initiated the series has dropped significantly as much as 63 percent since the vaccine was approved in 2006, according to new research from the ...

(University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) The proportion of insured girls and young women completing the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among those who initiated the series has dropped significantly -- as much as 63 percent -- since the vaccine was approved in 2006, according to new research from the ...

Lifting less weight more times is just as effective at building muscle as training with heavy weights, a finding by McMaster researchers that turns conventional wisdom on its head. The key to muscle gain, say the researchers, is working to the point of fatigue. ...

(McMaster University) Lifting less weight more times is just as effective at building muscle as training with heavy weights, a finding by McMaster researchers that turns conventional wisdom on its head.The key to muscle gain, say the researchers, is working to the point of fatigue.

Los Angeles emergency rooms are reporting a growing number of teenagers coming in drunk after drinking cheap liquid hand sanitizer. The hand sanitizers, which contain over 60% ethyl alcohol and can make a 120-proof liquid, are becoming an increasingly popular route for getting drunk. According to the Los Angeles Times, ...

During a meeting in Lisbon, the partners of the BuruliVac research consortium found the project to be running smoothly, and getting closer to a vaccine against Buruli ulcer, a disfiguring and mutilating disease that causes a lot of suffering and now is difficult to treat. Several vaccine candidates work well ...

For Manolis Kellis, a deep interest in biology arose partly from an immersion in multiple languages.

News outlets report on how the health care system sometimes adds to consumers' difficulties.

CORVALLIS, Ore. A national study shows that women are less likely than men to get at least 30 minutes of exercise per day, resulting in greater odds of developing metabolic syndrome a risky and increasingly prevalent condition related to obesity. Metabolic syndrome is a name ...

(Oregon State University) A national study shows that women are less likely than men to get at least 30 minutes of exercise per day, resulting in greater odds of developing metabolic syndrome -- a risky and increasingly prevalent condition related to obesity.