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Researchers in Sweden reviewed the available evidence to examine the health benefits of organic food. Their study was published in Environmental Health. Producing adequate quantities...

November 28: (1680) German Jesuit scholar and polymath Athanasius Kircher is born. His research was on a number of topics, including biology where he studied...

Researchers determine the effects of replacing fructose in the diet on blood sugar levels, insulin, and triglyceride concentrations. When you think about eating healthier, what...

A new study reports that women with a poorer body image were less likely to initiate and maintain baby breastfeeding than women with a...

A new study emphasizes the importance of strategies to address excessive weight gain and obesity beginning as early as childhood. Hypertension, or high blood pressure,...

Patients diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases like heart attack, stroke, and diabetes are often also cautioned about metabolic syndrome, which has been identified as an...