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stefanolunardi/shutterstock.com A study finds that women who look young for their age may have reduced risks of heart disease. Women who look younger than their years may have lower risks of heart disease and stroke and a greater chance of outliving someone the same age but with more wrinkles, a study announced Thursday suggests. Published in the Journals of Gerontology, ...

CBS Kevin Chenais’ mother, Christina, is irate that she and her son have been denied a return flight. A young French man who flew to the U.S. to receive treatment for a hormone disorder is grounded after the airline that flew him to the States deemed him too fat to fly. Kevin Chenais, 22, weighs in at about 500 pounds ...

Amber Arnold/AP Madelyne Meylor, 20 (left), and her sister Olivia, 19, at their home in Mount Horeb, Wis. The sisters have filed a federal claim, saying they believe a cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil, caused their ovaries to stop producing eggs. MADISON, Wis. — Two Wisconsin sisters have filed a federal claim, saying they believe a cervical cancer vaccine caused their ...

Andrieski/AP Alexes Garcia makes cinnamon rolls for student’s lunch in the kitchen at Kepner Middle School in Denver using apple sauce instead of trans fats. Heart-clogging trans fats have been slowly disappearing from grocery aisles, and the Food and Drug Administration is now finishing the job, saying it will require the food industry to gradually phase out trans fats due ...

Spencer Platt/Getty Images Jaden Painegua (2) rests on his mother’s shoulder at the West Side Campaign Against Hunger food bank on July 24, 2013 in New York City. The number of poor people in America is 3 million higher than the official count, encompassing 1 in 6 residents due to out-of-pocket medical costs and work-related expenses, according to a revised ...

Robert Daly/Getty Images Taking testosterone was tied to a 29-percent higher risk of heart attack, stroke or death, researchers said. Older men who take testosterone are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke or die over the next few years, new research indicates. The study included men who were in their early 60s, on average. Most of them ...

JIANG HONGYAN/shutterstock.com Rich in minerals and vitamin C, jicama deserves a place on your table. This slightly sweet and crunchy root vegetable may lack the marketing budgets of acai and coconut juice, but it acts as a prebiotic to promote “friendly” bacteria in the gut. Plus it may boost collagen and fight wrinkles. Rich in vitamin C and minerals, jicama, ...

Getty Paleo Diet principles like cutting out grains and legumes in favor of meat and vegetables have garnered many criticisms, but blogger Katrina Plyler says it helped her control her celiac symptoms. “I will NEVER go Paleo.” Those are the words I repeated over and over to my CrossFit coach, members in my morning class and anybody else who found ...

AFP/Alexander Klein Ethiopian distance star Haile Gebrselassie says he steers clear of processed Western foods. For anyone looking for the secret to staying fit into middle age, who better to ask than Haile Gebrselassie – the Ethiopian running legend who’s still giving much younger men a run for their money. Aged 40 but barely slowing down, Gebrselassie says his enduring ...

Kombucha may be thousands of years old, but buzz is now brewing over the nonalcoholic fermented beverage made from tea. It’s joining the ranks of other fermented food like yogurt, kimchi and sauerkraut — all probiotic powerhouses touted for their benefits to gastrointestinal health. While it may not have the star power of Greek yogurt yet, a kombucha craze may ...