Cutting red and processed meats slashes chronic disease risk by 10 percent

New studies have claimed links between the way we eat and the way we rest at night A good diet and a sensible bedtime certainly won't do any harm. Photograph: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images We are what we eat, and now researchers are saying that our diet aff

The University of Richmond is celebrating Heart Month this February by sponsoring the American Heart Association’s campaign to combat heart disease. Tracy Cassalia, manager of health education and wellness at the Weinstein Center for Recreation and Welln

Check out these common questions about protein, with my answers: Answer: No, not at all. A “perfect” protein just means it very closely matches human flesh. In fact, proteins from plants, where the body builds from the “raw materials” of amino acids (pro

By Jeffrey Kopman As more studies on birth order emerge, being the oldest sibling is turning out to be less a source of trivial pride and more of a reason to make a doctor's appointment. The latest finding: First-borns face an increased risk for diabetes

A study published in the “American Journal of Public Health” offers data that shows nearly 3.5 percent of all cancer deaths in the U.S. are caused by alcohol consumption. While smoking gets a lot of attention in regards to its death toll, the high and gr

* Text Courtesy IANS *Images courtesy: © photl.com (IANS) Green tea and red wine contain certain chemicals which could hinder the progress of Alzheimer's disease that afflict a growing number of aged people, says new research. In early-stage laboratory e