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Shutterstock Black women have to work harder than white women to lose weight, according to a new study. A new study has found that African-American women have to eat less or exercise more in order to lose as much weight as their Caucasian counterparts. It’s a harsh reality that scientists from the University of Pittsburgh attribute in part to their ...

Shutterstock Think being calm is key before a big speech? Think again. A new study suggests it’s more important to be excited. Next time you’ve got a public speaking engagement or exam coming up, psych yourself up by telling yourself how excited you are rather than trying to calm down and you may actually perform better. That’s according to a ...

Pack-Shot/shutterstock.com Doctors used to recommend that women steer clear of peanuts while pregnant and nursing, out of concern they might lead to allergies in children. But now a new study provides evidence of the opposite – that eating nuts during pregnancy can protect against allergies. Women who eat peanuts while pregnant are less likely to have children with peanut allergies ...

ABC News Connor Sorensen’s first Christmas is cause for celebration at Florida Hospital in Orlando. The premature baby was given a 33% chance of survival, but he is now starting to thrive. The tiniest baby ever born at a Florida hospital is finally home, just in time for Christmas. Connor Sorensen was born four months early on June 29, weighing ...

MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS A McDonald’s rep says it agrees with the advice on its website, which has content from a third party. A burger and fries is a comparatively unhappy meal – or so advises a website for McDonald’s workers. The words of wisdom on eating healthy come from third-party content provided on the McResource Line site, where a recent posting ...

Tablet computers are so easy to use that even a 3-year-old can master them. And that has some pediatricians and other health experts worried. Since navigating a tablet generally doesn’t require the ability to type or read, children as young as toddlers can quickly learn how to stream movies, scroll through family photos or play simple games. That ease-of-use makes ...

FIBO, The Leading International Trade Show for Fitness, Wellness and Health An indoor climbing station is exhibited at international fitness trade show FIBO. More outdoor sports are moving indoors at luxury gyms, according to the expo’s director. Once considered something of a niche hobby, gym-based fitness training has steadily risen in popularity over the past few decades, reflecting increasing concerns ...

Uncredited/AP Jahi McMath remains on life support at Children’s Hospital Oakland nearly a week after doctors declared her brain dead, following a supposedly routine tonsillectomy. OAKLAND, Calif. — The family of a Northern California girl declared brain dead after a tonsillectomy was expected to appear with hospital officials in court Monday to announce the name of the independent physician it ...

nystateofhealth.ny.gov The official website of the New York Health Plan Marketplace – “New York State of Health.” Shows enrollment as of Dec. 15, 2013. Monday is the deadline to sign up for health insurance plans under Obamacare if buyers want their insurance to kick in at the beginning of the new year. The deadline has already been extended for a ...

France 3 Haute-Normandie via You An X-ray shows the surgical scissors that had been left inside the woman’s womb. A new mom who was in pain weeks after giving birth has discovered the surgeon left a pair of surgical pliers in her womb. The pliers had been inside her body for more than six weeks before being discovered. The unnamed ...