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Women with later menarche and later menopause are more likely to reach age 90 than those whose reproductive milestones come at earlier ages, suggests a new study.

A study of one million people has found that physical inactivity costs the global economy $67.5 billion a year in healthcare and productivity losses, but an hour a day of exercise could eliminate most of that.

For women under age 50, spending two and half hours of leisure time each week being active could cut heart disease risk by 25%, according to a U.S. study.

Scientists in Germany have discovered a bacteria hiding out in peoples' noses that produces an antibiotic compound that can kill several dangerous pathogens, including the superbug MRSA.

Jungshin Fitness is a new total-body workout that doesn't require dumbbells--- just a sword

Ever wonder why some people get the jitters after a cup of coffee, while others can down a double-espresso right before bed and sleep soundly through the night?

Florida health officials are investigating two more mysterious cases of Zika infection that do not appear to be related to travel, bringing the total to four.

Individuals who are suffering from gluten sensitivity, but do not have celiac disease, may finally have an explanation for their condition, according to a new study from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC).

The family of a dying 8-year-old boy recently saw their wish fulfilled after the youngster was named an honorary U.S. Marine, a title that is bestowed to only a few people each year.

One of Florida's richest women is donating big time to keep medical marijuana out of the state.

"My Sweat Life" blogger Kelsey Wells wants you to remember that a number on a scale is just a number on a scale.

On March 30, 1981, 25-year-old John Hinckley Jr. opened fire outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C., shooting then-President Ronald Reagan in the chest, while also gravely wounding Press Secretary James Brady in the head and striking a police officer and Secret Service agent.

If you’ve ever had to medicate your dog, chances are you’ve snuck it into some peanut butter to entice him to swallow it.

Paraguay has recorded its first two cases of babies born with the microcephaly birth defect associated with the Zika virus, health authorities in the South American country said on Wednesday.

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People who identify as transgender should not be considered to have a mental health disorder, according to a new study from Mexico.

Inducing labor doesn't appear to increasethe odds that a woman will have a child with autism, a new study suggests.

Authorities have arrested a Virginia man accused of selling people a false cure for cancer.

For his 10-year wedding anniversary, a British man showed his unconditional love for his wife, who has multiple sclerosis (MS), when he recruited students at a local school to sing Bruno Mars’ hit “Just the Way You Are” to her in a flash mob.

TauRx Pharmaceuticals' experimental Alzheimer's drug LMTX failed to improve cognitive and functional skills in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, a large, late-stage study showed.