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Bedbugs are on the rise as noted by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) who surveyed its members. Ninety-five percent of NPMA’s members reported treating a bedbug infestation in the last year compared …

There is not an American who hasn’t noticed an  increase in obesity rates in this country over the past decades. There are multiple reasons given for this such as larger food portions (super-size syndrome), the rise of corn …

Bedbugs are on the rise considering that they had virtually disappeared in this country for about 50 years. Just why they are on the rise is a bit of a mystery to scientists.
Although several theories …

Many people born into overweight or obese families, often feel that there is little they can do to escape their genetic destiny of obesity but new research out of England proved otherwise.
A recent study looked …

Why is it that gastric bypass surgery on average allows people to lose one third of their body weight while those people who undergo lap band surgery have a harder time losing weight?
The answer probably …

Ever wonder if you would be squeamish giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a stranger and therefore be afraid to help with CPR? Or have you worried you might not remember the correct ratio of mouth breaths …

Disclaimer: Vegetarians will have to close their eyes and block their ears to avoid the following research findings: eating meat helped our brains grow larger and this dietary change, around 2.5 million years ago, helped …

There are fewer complications from weight-loss surgery according to a study released this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Medical researchers from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, analyzed the data …

The country’s obesity epidemic continues to rise according to a report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Trust for America”s Health (TFAH). This, the 7th annual report released by the joint efforts …

I had an immediate reaction when I read the headline, “Should Patients Read the Doctor’s Notes?” in the New York Times this week. Yet this interesting question is being tested out on 25,000 patients and …