If weather forecasts were as reliable as cardiovascular risk prediction tools, meteorologists would miss two thirds of all hurricanes, expect rain for 8 out of 10 sunny days, and fail to see the parallels to fortune telling. When you are older than 35 and visit your doctor, there... Read more

Exercise may actually be bad for you A professor says he stumbled upon this "potentially explosive" insight. The New York Times has been quick to peddle it. And couch potatoes descend on it like vultures on road kill. But professors can get it wrong, too. Before we judge the veri... Read more

In the fight over best diet for health and weight loss, it's protein lovers vs. vegetarian zealots. So far, a clear winner has not emerged. Only one loser you, the victim of biased research. Here is an example of why you should keep your !**@! alarm on high alert when reading ... Read more

With the decoding of the human genome came the hope of getting a lever on the chronic diseases, which kill most of us today heart disease, stroke, diabetes and many cancers. And since overweight and obesity are a common cause of those diseases, many obese people were, and still a... Read more

Let's face it, if exercise was really that much fun, everybody would do it and we wouldn't be fat, diabetic or die of heart disease. So when your doctor tells you that you better start exercising, your immediate question might be how much do I have to do The answer is, it depends... Read more