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The rate of severe obesity among U.S. children and teenagers more than tripled over the past three decades, a new study finds.

Drinking beer regularly could stop bones from going brittle, according to scientists... Beer is also rich in phytoestrogens, plant versions of oestrogen, which keep bones healthy. The Spanish researchers said: "Silicon plays a major role in bone formation. Beer has been claimed to be one of the most important sources of silicon in the Western diet.

Being lonely isn't bad for you, but staying lonely is, a leading expert and author on loneliness told a session Thursday on ...

Seven out of 10 children and young adults don't get enough vitamin D, which could increase their risk for bone and heart problems, ...

More than half of children taking antiviral drug Tamiflu suffer side-effects such as nausea, insomnia and nightmares, UK researchers have said.

For years, dentists have warned patients about the decaying effects of cola and sugary, fizzy drinks on their teeth.

Madonna is a woman of so many missions: Kabbalah, AIDS advocacy, adoption. Here's a new cause she might consider: gun control. Expert: Madonna's veiny arms may be result of dehydration, over-exercising.

Divorce has a lingering, detrimental impact on health that even remarriage cannot fully repair, work suggests.

Enjoying an iced coffee? Better skip dinner or hit the gym afterwards, with a cancer charity warning that some iced coffees contain as many calories as a hot dinner.

54-year-old Sarkozy, in office since 2007, felt unwell while exercising and is undergoing tests.