WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Couch potatoes who complain they are tired all the time have an easy solution -- a little light exercise. Regular, low-intensity workouts such as a leisurely stroll can boost energy levels by 20 percent and decrease fatigue by 65

Scientists from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute presented some stirring news at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in June. The researchers, reporting the results of a clinical trial, said that the drug lapatinib (also kn

Since 24-year-old Noelle Nicolai got engaged in early January, she's been surprised that no one has asked about her plans for "happily ever after" or the details of the engagement. Instead, all the questions have revolved around one topic: what she's goin

Annie Fuller knew she was in trouble a year ago, when in the space of a few hours she managed to drink a male co-worker more than twice her size under the table. Of course, she'd been practicing for a quarter of her life by then; at 47, she was pouring a

We've all heard the adage: Men want a beautiful partner, while women want a guy who can bring home the bacon. But is it true? In the new issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Northwestern University social psychologists Eli Finkel

If you could control when you got sick enough to need hospital care, it might be worth doing. According to a new study coming out in the Feb. 20 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, hospital care may be significantly worse on the week

AP) Two University of Virginia researchers believe that humans are genetically predisposed to be deathly afraid of snakes. Judy S. DeLoache, a U.Va. professor of developmental psychology, said she has a snake phobia, but wonders why. "The question was

In three short weeks of life, Josie Toland has undergone a lifetime's worth of medical procedures. She was born two months premature and developed serious lung problems, Gupta reports. She's had tubes inserted to breathe and to eat, and constant stick

Feb. 14, 2007 -- Breastfed babies are likely to become better educated and more upwardly mobile adults than their bottle-fed peers, according to a new British study. The study began in 1937 and tracked 1,414 British children into late adulthood. It

Aug. 2, 2007 -- Breastfeeding is becoming more common among U.S. moms, but the CDC sees room for improvement. The CDC today reported that in 2004, nearly 74% of U.S. moms began breastfeeding their newborns, about 42% breastfed their 6-month-olds, and 2

(WebMD) Breastfeeding isn't likely to cause dental cavities or raise the risk of early childhood tooth decay, according to a new study. Researchers say some reports have linked prolonged breastfeeding with a higher risk of childhood cavities, altho

Feb. 4, 2008 -- A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down in some unexpected ways. A new study suggests sugar may prevent childhood immunization pain. Researchers found babies given a dose of sugar solution before their immunization shots exper

(WebMD) Even the tooth fairy feels inflation's bite. The price per baby tooth is 22% steeper today than it was a year ago. That's according to a new tooth fairy poll from Securian Dental, which runs dental plans. The poll, which included 647 paren

(WebMD) HealthGrades, a health care ratings company, today released its second annual "America's 50 Best Hospitals Report." The hospitals on the list "have demonstrated superior clinical quality for the most consecutive years" from 2003 to 2008, state

(AP) When "diet and exercise isn't enough," Pfizer still wants consumers to ask their doctor about Lipitor - just not Dr. Robert Jarvik. On Monday, Pfizer took the doctor and inventor of the artificial heart off the mound as pitchman for the world's b

AP) By 2017, total health care spending will double to more than $4 trillion a year, accounting for one of every $5 the nation spends, the federal government projects. The 6.7 percent annual increase in spending - nearly three times the rate of inflat

AP) A Swedish court of appeal on Tuesday sentenced a 27-year-old man to 18 months in prison for trying to make his girlfriend miscarry by mixing abortion pills in her food. The man, who was not named for legal reasons, had his jail term increased from

(AP) Drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading even faster than medical experts had feared, the World Health Organization warned in report issued Tuesday. The rate of TB patients infected with the drug-resistant strain topped 20 percent in some countri

(WebMD) A robotic dog named Aibo may be as good as a real dog at easing loneliness in nursing home residents. So say researchers at St. Louis University School of Medicine who studied 38 lonely residents at three St. Louis nursing homes. Some of t

AP) Parents are putting their babies at risk when they place pillows and other soft bedding in their cribs, the Consumer Product Safety Commission warned Thursday. From 2002 to 2004, 241 children under age 5 died in incidents involving nursery product