Category Archives: health

More People Are Now Obese Than Underweight, Study Finds

The number of obese people around the world has increased dramatically in the past 40 years, and now tops the number of people who are underweight, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal The Lancet, looked at global, regional and national body mass index patterns among adults from 1975 to 2014,… Read More »

10 Health Trends That Will Be Huge in 2016, According to Pinterest

We may be just two weeks into January, but some of the biggest health trends of the year are already starting to emerge. Pinterest recently released a list of the top healthy topics that have spiked since Christmas Eve, and the results may surprise you: Instead of extreme ab workouts and crash diets (what we might’ve expected in the middle… Read More »

Is Zika Really Going to Hit the U.S. This Summer? Some Experts Say No

By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Are health officials in the United States overreacting to the threat posed by the Zika virus this summer? Some leading insect and infectious-diseases experts think so, arguing that the mosquito-borne virus is unlikely to become a widespread hazard to pregnant women throughout the United States. “I… Read More »

How to Know When Your Bad Mood Is Something More Serious

How do I know if I’m really depressed or just extra cranky? Depression is more than just feeling down or crabby. It’s caused by a chemical imbalance in your brain that usually affects your mind and body. So while feeling sad is one sign of depression, there are usually also physical clues, such as changes… Read More »

Why We Loved Daisy Ridley’s Fake #NoMakeup Selfie

Daisy Ridley has an empowering reminder for her fans: Don’t believe everything you see on social media. Yesterday the Star Wars: The Force Awakens actress, 24, shared ” target=”_blank”>an Instagram selfie with the sentence “I woke up like this #nofilter #nomakeup” across her forehead. In the caption, though, Ridley clarified the obvious—”3 of these statements aren’t true”—and took the opportunity to… Read More »

Are Gross Bathrooms Actually Bad For You?

We’ve all been there: You’re nowhere near home, and suddenly you have to go. And the first bathroom you find—a port-a-potty, a coffee shop, a gas station—smells terrible, has a sticky floor, and must be harboring millions of germs with unpronounceable names. But when you use a dirty bathroom, just how badly are you risking… Read More »

Meet Vincent, the Cat with Titanium Legs

TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Vincent the cat’s nine lives are far from over: He’s recovering well after receiving high-tech hind legs that replace those lost when he was a kitten. “I anticipate that he’ll be jumping and doing really normal cat things very soon,” Dr. Mary Sarah Bergh, an Iowa State University veterinary orthopedic… Read More »