Fitness & Well-Being

Fitness & Well-Being

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

  • 5 water bottles to bring along into the great outdoors

    Thu, Oct 29, 2009 10:46 AM

    Pick your adventure and one of these reusable stainless steel bottles.

  • Obama girls get swine flu shots

    Wed, Oct 28, 2009 3:52 PM by E.B. Solomont

    Ending speculation, Malia and Sasha Obama (finally) get their swine flu shots from the White House physician. Their mom and dad will wait.

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  • Boys will be ... girls?

    Wed, Oct 28, 2009 12:13 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch

    Everyday chemicals may be feminizing an increasing number of babies.

  • Judge won't drop Disney suit

    Tue, Oct 27, 2009 7:11 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch

    Motion picture company faces charges of contaminating water supply with chromium 6, a carcinogen.

  • Scientists discover how naked mole rats stay cancer-free

    Tue, Oct 27, 2009 3:30 AM by Bryan Nelson

    Naked mole rats are the only known animals in the world that don't get cancer. Now scientists know why, and it may be the key to the cure.

  • Swedes begin labeling food emissions

    Mon, Oct 26, 2009 1:07 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch

    Sweden's new experimental labeling system will begin listing carbon dioxide emissions associated with food production on grocery items and restaurant menus.

  • Junk food junkies

    Fri, Oct 23, 2009 3:10 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch

    Chowing down on junk food makes rats act like heroin addicts.

  • Dog bites bug

    Thu, Oct 22, 2009 6:12 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch

    Bed bugs are back, but this time dogs are taking the lead in sniffing out the nasty pests.

  • Milking your options

    Thu, Oct 22, 2009 4:46 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch

    Rice, hemp, cow, soy, almond or goat milk -- which one is better for you?

  • In the future, women will be shorter (and heavier)

    Wed, Oct 21, 2009 11:21 AM by Katy Rank Lev

    Yale researchers chart evolutionary trends.

  • Flies lacking pheromones go crazy for sex

    Tue, Oct 20, 2009 7:00 PM by Jeffrey Davis

    Researchers have discovered a class of pheromones that allow fruit flies to sexually control themselves. Eliminating those chemicals results in no-holds-barred sexual activity ... to the point of ignoring gender and species.

  • 5 summertime first-aid essentials

    5 summertime first-aid essentials

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:22 PM by Matt Hickman

    Don't let sunburn, bug bites or poison ivy spoil your summer. Let Mother Nature soothe your pain without hurting your wallet or the planet.

  • Water is as good a comfort food as chocolate, says study

    Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:20 AM by Bryan Nelson

    Like water for chocolate? Researchers now say that water may be just as effective a comfort food as chocolate, but without the calories.

  • Can consumerism cure cancer?

    Wed, Oct 14, 2009 5:37 PM by Siel Ju

    Will buying pink-ribbon products help us cure cancer? The activists behind Think Before You Pink aren't so sure.

  • New links between cell phones and tumors

    Wed, Oct 14, 2009 1:31 PM by Siel Ju

    One analysis shows cell phone users have a 10% to 30% increased risk of tumors -- but more research is still needed to confirm the findings.

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