Fitness & Well-Being

Fitness & Well-Being

Take charge of your health with tips about exercise, diet and overall environmental health.

  • New handheld HIV detector fits into your iPod case

    Thu, Apr 01, 2010 6:30 PM by Bryan Nelson

    The portable device takes less than 10 minutes to perform the test, and it could revolutionize how HIV is monitored in remote regions of Africa.

  • Synthetic fibers and breast cancer

    Thu, Apr 01, 2010 2:47 PM by Siel Ju

    A study links post-menopausal breast cancer to working with synthetic fibers and petroleum products when younger.

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  • Do cigarettes contain traces of pig blood?

    Wed, Mar 31, 2010 12:51 PM

    Dutch research finds blood protein in some cigarette filters, an ingredient that currently can be hidden in the catch-all term 'processing aids.'

  • Fish, bread and wine in modern times

    Wed, Mar 31, 2010 12:27 PM by Siel Ju

    The sizes and prices of these staples are multiplying -- without divine intervention.

  • Junk food junkies are real addicts

    Mon, Mar 29, 2010 7:03 PM by Katherine Butler

    New study finds the same chemical mechanisms that push people to drug addiction fuel the compulsion to overeat.

  • Debunking spring health myths

    Mon, Mar 29, 2010 1:28 PM

    Video: From allergies to sunblock, Dr. Nancy Snyderman separates fact from fiction as the weather begins to warm up.

  • Are antibacterial soaps a good idea?

    Fri, Mar 26, 2010 1:45 PM by Chris Baskind

    You might actually be making those microscopic nasties stronger. Here's how to make plain liquid soap at home for just pennies.

  • California teenager wants to summit Mt. Everest

    Fri, Mar 26, 2010 1:44 PM by Katherine Butler

    Experienced climbers express concern about goal of 13-year-old boy, who would be the youngest person to summit Everest.

  • Documerica Project

    Documerica Project

    Fri, Mar 26, 2010 12:37 PM by Catie Leary

    These images represent America's environment in the 1970s, taken by an army of freelance photographers.

  • Assignment Earth: Yellowstone snowmobiles

    Thu, Mar 25, 2010 5:55 PM

    Video: New rules for the entry of snowmobiles into Yellowstone Park worries many business owners nearby.

  • Dumber husbands mean happier marriages

    Thu, Mar 25, 2010 4:51 PM

    Video: Swiss sociologists say they've found the formula behind happy marriages -- including wives who are 27% smarter than their husbands. WCAU's Dawn Timmeney reports.

  • Square garden

    Help oceans: Go chemical-free with a square-foot garden

    Thu, Mar 25, 2010 11:37 AM by Cool Green Science Blog

    Want to help make oceans healthy? Try square-foot gardening. Marine scientist Stephanie Wear shows you how to get started.

  • High-fructose corn syrup causes more weight gain than sugar

    Tue, Mar 23, 2010 7:06 PM

    Princeton University study finds that rats get fatter on high-fructose corn syrup than on sugar, even when caloric intake is the same.

  • Good news for women coffee drinkers

    Tue, Mar 23, 2010 11:12 AM by Siel Ju

    Women who drink 3 cups of coffee a day may caffeinate away some effects of aging on the brain.

  • Seaweed fights fat better than anti-obesity pills

    Mon, Mar 22, 2010 1:33 PM

    Dietary fiber in kelp could fight obesity naturally by dramatically reducing the amount of fat absorbed by the body.

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