Study explains increased risk of metabolic disorders in children born to obese mothers. Children born to obese mothers face a ...

Projections show half of ten and 11-year-olds could be overweight or obese in some areas, with experts calling for urgent ...

St. Joseph's Hospital-North in Lutz is opening a state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on July 15.

What’s becoming clear is that obesity isn’t one disease — it’s many, said Jack Yanovski, a senior obesity researcher at the ...

He was diagnosed as a baby with Prader-Willi syndrome — a rare disorder sparked by a genetic abnormality. He continued to be disinterested in food for years.

The Trump administration eliminated the CDC team that developed national guidelines for prescribing contraception safely for ...

About 69,000 new cases and nearly 14,000 deaths are expected this year, according to the American Cancer Society.

Instead of trapping wildlife, it is best to leave them alone and allow them to move freely in their natural habitat by making ...

The irony stung: When Dean was born, he was so weak and floppy he survived only with feeding tubes because he couldn't suck or swallow. He was diagnosed as a baby with Prader-Willi syndrome—a ...

“Less Prozac, more protein.” That quote, uttered by the wellness influencer Alex Clark, jumped out at me from coverage of the ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death around the world. However, overall heart disease death rates over the past five ...

Ali Foley Shenk still remembers the panic when her 10-year-old son, Dean, finished a 20-ounce box of raisins in the seconds the cupboard was left unlocked. They rushed ...