A now-anorexic boy was incorrectly told by a doctor to lose weight after they miscalculated his BMI, which his parents ...

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When I first heard about the Cyclospora outbreak, I held my breath—not because I was worried about getting sick but because I knew that all the talk about diarrhea would inevitably spur conversations ...

Health coach and police officer Alanna Goddard shares her recovery story - and why she believes health is about trust, not ...

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Aerobic exercise may help slow Alzheimer’s progression by reducing beta-amyloid and tau proteins. Exercise may improve cognitive function, sleep, mood, and physical fitness. A physically active ...

Anorexia nervosa is a serious, life-threatening eating disorder that is notoriously difficult to recover from. Doctors can help patients restore their nutrients and energy, while psychologists can ...

Scientists have uncovered a key reason why exercise is so effective at helping older muscles stay strong. A new study from Duke-NUS Medical School shows that physical activity can restore the natural ...

As fitness and style fanatics, Women’s Health editors tested tons of options to find the perfect matching sets—so you can crush your workouts and your mirror selfies. After all, there’s nothing like a ...

While humans evolved to perform routine endurance activity, recent secular trends in the United States and globally have resulted in a dramatic rise in the amount of time spent inactive in both ...

Correspondence to Dr Parco M Siu, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, Hong Kong; pmsiu{at}hku.hk Data sources Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus and ...