September is National Fruits & Veggies-More Matters® Month! To help kick off this observance, the Alabama Department of Public health is supporting the nationwide health campaign which includes a pledge to fight obesity and a community interactive element that contains resources for consumers…

In a first person paper published in the August 27, 2010 issue of Childhood obesity, Dr. Melinda Sothern, Director of health Promotion and Professor of Public health at LSU health Sciences Center New Orleans, provides three ways to de-program the 1950s obesity trinity underlying the current obesity epidemic in the United States and protect future generations from its health consequences…

University of Illinois scientists will learn whether protein supplements and cycling during treatments can help dialysis patients fight cardiovascular disease and retain physical function, thanks to a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of health (NIH). “Patients with kidney failure face many health problems…

Sovereign health of California, a premier behavioral health treatment center located in San Clemente, California, announced that it has further expanded its evidence-based services by adding a neurofeedback component to its comprehensive treatment program…

Most weight loss programs try to motivate individuals with warnings of the long-term health consequences of obesity: increased risk for cancer, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and asthma. New research suggests the immediate health benefits – such as reduced pain – may be the most effective motivator for helping obese individuals shed extra weight and commit to keeping it off…

UC Davis School of Medicine researchers will train Native American communities in Northern California to develop and implement culturally appropriate interventions to improve their health by decreasing obesity and type-2 diabetes, through a $1 million research grant from the National Institute of diabetes and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of health…

We’ve all eaten at some skeezy places, like the diner in the bad side of town with the sticky menus and the one-eyed waitress.

Although, a lot of those gritty holes in the walls are awesome. Hey, I can deal with a dirty plate and a fly or two, if the food is good.

But, sanitation is very important. You can’t have customers vomiting a lung after their main course. That’s why restaurants in New York City will begin posting their health inspection grades for all to see.

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Can someone eat for good health if they don’t know how to cook? If you had never tasted a certain vegetable while growing up, would you try it on your own? After observing a lack of confidence with cooking skills among youth, the CONTACT – South Simcoe Community Information Centre put ingredients together to form the award winning program “Kids in the Community Kitchen (KICK)”…

Fast food companies are working hard to shape up their unhealthy image and appeal to dieters as well as the health conscience.

I imagine when such a customer enters a fast food chain like Wendy’s their eyes go directly to the salad menu thinking that here they will find healthy, low calorie options. However, what the health conscience customer will find here is somewhat deceptive.

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The University of Southern California (USC) has received a prestigious $56.8 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of health (NIH) to support and promote scientific discoveries and their application in real-life settings to health and health care. The CTSA will have an important focus on health issues of people living in densely populated urban environments…