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Not all fats are created equal. So-called "healthy fats" can improve health and help with weight loss.

A recent study published in the American Journal of Cardiology says a thumb-palm test often correlates with a diagnosis of an aortic aneurysm. The way a thumb moves can indicate that a patient's joints are lax, which is a possible sign of connective tissue disease. Given that aortic aneurysms were responsible for 9,923 deaths in 2018 and more than 50% of related deaths occurred among men, it's important to recognize an aneurysm before it ruptures.

Although 66% of women with breast cancer are diagnosed early and have a good chance of survival, many continue to experience post-treatment symptoms in silence. Research shows as many as 77% of women said they continued to live with three or more uncomfortable symptoms.

It's a slow-moving game, but golf can cause a number of painful orthopedic injuries.

Strep throat is more than just a bad sore throat. It's a bacterial infection, and complications can occur.

Sleep affects everything from quality of life to, possibly, dementia risk.

For some women, menstruation is longer and more painful than for others.

According to new research, doing resistance exercise (RE)—either alone or with aerobic exercise—can significantly decrease obesity risk. In this study, RE was associated with 20% to 30% reduced risk of developing obesity.

A study in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that eating certain foods at certain times of day may influence people’s risk of death from heart disease. A starchy snack after a meal, for example, may increase heart disease death risk, whereas eating fruit with lunch may reduce the risk.