October 27, 2015 Device makers urge coverage of weight-loss surgery Device manufacturers are pushing the U.S. government and health insurers to cover weight-loss surgery, an effort that could give millions more obese Americans access to the treatments
October 27, 2015 Could Facebook Destroy Your Marriage? Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy grows up and marries someone else. But then Boy rekindles the friendship with his former flame on Facebook—and ends up totally wrecking his marriage
October 27, 2015 Why loneliness can be deadly Loneliness can send a person down a path toward bad health, and even more intense loneliness, studies have shown. New research suggests there's a direct biological link between being lonely and ill health
October 27, 2015 High-Tech Weight Loss Tools Need an extra push toward those diet and exercise goals? A host of innovative weight loss tools are here to help. Now, if only they could run laps for you.
October 27, 2015 A Strong Handshake Could Mean a Long Life Grip strength, the speed we walk or get up from a chair and our ability to balance could be indicators of how long we may live, according to scientists.
October 27, 2015 Typical hospital noises may disrupt sleep Certain hospital sounds, such as electronic alarms, telephones and conversations, can wake people up even at relatively low levels
October 27, 2015 How healthy is your bedroom? We spend roughly a third of our lives in our bedrooms. So it’s not surprising that the state of your boudoir can affect not just the quality of your sleep and your sex life (duh), but also your stress levels, your allergy symptoms, even your exposure to toxins
October 27, 2015 How autism is different in girls vs. boys Why do boys get diagnosed with autism four times as often as girls? New research, including some of the latest data from the International Society for Autism Research annual conference last week, addresses this question, one of the biggest mysteries in this field
October 27, 2015 Rhodiola rosea: Nature’s antidepressant Rhodiola rosea, also known as Golden Root or Arctic Root, gives a terrific lift to body and mind.  Over 300 human studies on Rhodiola rosea show that the plant has anti-stress, anti-anxiety, and anti-depressant properties, and that taking the extract of the root produces no significant negative effects
October 27, 2015 Thin People at Much Higher Risk of Death After Surgery People with a body mass index (BMI) of 23 or less were 40 percent more likely to die within a month of a surgical procedure, compared with people whose BMI was between 26 and 29