Obesity can affect life expectancy rates in humans and their pets. Up to eight years of someone's life expectancy could be taken away by obesity, according to research.
A new study shows diet soda drinking women are more likely to have a heart attack. Women who drink two or more diet sodas a day are 30 percent more likely to have a heart attack and 50 percent more likely to die than those who rarely drink it.
Added sugar in one's diet should be monitored closely and done in moderation as new research confirms excessive intake of sugar may lead to heart disease.
John Ruiz, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of North Texas, Department of Psychology, headed new research which supports the existence of the pseudo-mythical "Hispanic paradox," a debatable phenomenon where poor Latinos experience health that's comparable or better than other ethnicities. The Journal of "Endocrinology and Metabolism" published a new study about poor minority patients being more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage thyroid cancer and living longer, which supports Ruiz's finding.
The Bush family breathed a collective sigh of relief this morning, as former President George W. Bush successfully underwent heart surgery and had a stent inserted to open up a blocked artery.
