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From Slate: On television, the emergency room patients beat the odds. Their hearts get shocked back to life. Their organs get sewn up. They ...

Foodpix / Getty Images Organic food comes with real health benefits and significant costs. TIME looks at both sides of the debate From Time ...

Jodi Cobb / National Geographic Creative / Getty Image From Time Magazine: One of the most contentious issues in the vast literature about a...

Your fat cells lock away the burger grease (Image: Getty Images) From The New Scientist: OBESITY kills, everyone knows that. But is it possi...

This fruit fly is used by researchers at Oregon State University for studies of the genes that control the "biological clock" in t...

From The New York Times: Suppose, as some experts advise, that the new national dietary guidelines due this spring will lower the recommende...

A biggest loser contestant during a weigh-in, which helps determine who stays and who is booted off the show. Credit: NBC From Live Science...

Getty From Time Magazine: To curb the childhood-obesity epidemic, health experts have long urged parents to make healthy changes to their fa...

From Discover Magazine: Sure, Botox can banish crows feet, smooth those wrinkles, and lift those frown lines, making the client look more yo...

New research suggests reducing salt in the American diet by as little as one-half teaspoon (or three grams) per day could prevent nearly 100...

Adjusting your diet by replacing butter with a healthy spread or margarine is a very simple thing to do Photo: CORBIS From The Telegraph: ...

Running shoes may put more strain on your joints than running barefoot or even walking in high heels, a recent study suggests. Credit: stock...

A genetic mutation may be the real reason overweight children cannot shift the pounds Photo: Alamy From The Telegraph: Childhood obesity co...

Researchers examine skin cream on the nanoscale to better understand what makes it feel smooth Credit: dreamstime From Live Science: If aske...

Exercise improves blood flow to the brain and may help build new brain cells, recent studies show. Image credit: Dreamstime From Live Scienc...

Participants in the study changed the skin color of the faces in images (right), making the skin redder, yellower and brighter (from top to ...

From Live Science: In what might seem to defy the laws of comfort foods, researchers are setting out to concoct a healthy, yes healthy, ice ...

From Future Pundit: Fat around your internal organs is thought to be a much bigger risk factor for heart disease than fat near the surface o...

From Future Pundit: High cholesterol isn't as dangerous as a combination of obesity, high blood pressure, and high blood sugar (insulin ...

From Future Pundit: Fat around your internal organs is thought to be a much bigger risk factor for heart disease than fat near the surface o...