Fitness & Well-Being

Fitness & Well-Being

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

  • BPA exposure causes sexual dysfunction in men

    Wed, Nov 11, 2009 4:36 PM

    Study of factory workers in China is extreme example of exposure, researchers warn, but it is the first to look specifically at the effect of BPA on humans.

  • 12-year-old girl can't stop sneezing

    Wed, Nov 11, 2009 1:16 PM

    Video: Lauren Johnson of Virginia has been unable to stop sneezing for more than two weeks. Today's Ann Curry talks to Lauren, her mother Lynn Johnson, and NBC's chief medical editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, about the condition.

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  • Avoid disinfectant overkill

    Wed, Nov 11, 2009 12:47 PM by Siel Ju

    A new report from Women's Voices for the Earth shows disinfecting to kill all germs can do more harm than good.

  • Is there such a thing as a green gym?

    Mon, Nov 09, 2009 5:16 AM by Matt Hickman

    If Matt Hickman had his way, Mother Nature would be everyone's personal trainer — but he still offers advice on how to find an eco-conscious gym.

  • Men offered $1,300 to test male birth control pill

    Fri, Nov 06, 2009 10:11 PM by Bryan Nelson

    Paying men to help test a male contraceptive pill is one thing, but getting them to spend that money on purchasing it might be another.

  • California slaps Target, Kmart, Toys R Us with lead fine

    Fri, Nov 06, 2009 4:42 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch

    Retailers will pay almost a half a million dollars in fines for selling toys with unsafe levels of lead paint.

  • Could Mickey Mouse give you the flu?

    Thu, Nov 05, 2009 5:27 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch

    Vacationers are becoming wary of theme parks as the swine flu outbreak worsens.

  • Wall Street gets swine flu vaccine

    Thu, Nov 05, 2009 1:34 PM

    Video: While people across the U.S. wait in long lines for swine flu vaccine, the shots arrive on Wall Street. Firms like Citigroup and Goldman Sachs are receiving doses.

  • Toxic chemicals in school cleaners

    Wed, Nov 04, 2009 2:56 PM by Siel Ju

    A test of cleaning products used in California schools revealed hundreds of questionable chemicals -- including some known carcinogens.

  • Media Mayhem: Much a-flu about something

    Mon, Nov 02, 2009 6:02 AM by Ken Edelstein

    Our media columnist ponders why coverage of the swine flu outbreak may be killing us.

  • Swine flu concerns Saudis before Hajj

    Sun, Nov 01, 2009 10:36 PM by Katherine Butler

    Authorities fear this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca could worsen the pandemic.

  • Non-spooky green reads for the weekend

    Fri, Oct 30, 2009 10:15 PM by Siel Ju

    Take a break from Halloween to green up your weekend -- by making your gadgets' batteries longer and helping green our power grid too.

  • Video: Deadliest week for swine flu in children

    Fri, Oct 30, 2009 2:39 PM

    Video: At least 22 children died from complications from the H1N1 over the last week. An infectious disease expert weighs in.

  • Mom on a Mission honored by celebs at green gala

    Thu, Oct 29, 2009 7:50 PM by Siel Ju

    Star-studded crowd honors an eco-activist mom from Antelope, Calif., at the Healthy Child Healthy World gala in Beverly Hills.

  • Kellogg's 'immunity' claims questioned

    Thu, Oct 29, 2009 7:04 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch

    San Francisco attorney general expresses concern over claims that Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies and other cereals can boost a child’s immunity.

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