Altadrine Fat & Carb blocker is an alpha-amylase inhibitory natural extract obtained from Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean, white kidney bean) that blocks the digestion of carbohydrates and...

Almost a third of the world is now fat, and no country has been able to curb obesity rates in the last three decades, according to a new global analysis.   Researchers found more than 2...

Measles cases are accelerating, and in the last five months have caused more U.S. illnesses than in any entire year since 1996.   Health officials say 307 cases have been reported since New...

He may have had a twisted spine, but England's King Richard III was no hunchback, according to a new analysis of the medieval king's skeleton.   After the bones of the 15th-century...

Doctors may have found a way to help young breast cancer patients avoid infertility caused by chemotherapy. Giving a drug to shut down the ovaries temporarily seems to boost the odds they will work...

Health officials on Wednesday backtracked on an earlier report that a mysterious Middle East virus had apparently spread from one person to another in the United States.   Additional testing...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new antibiotic from Durata Therapeutics to treat adults with common skin infections often acquired in U.S. hospitals.   Regulators...

New York City is using a novel way to uncover cases of food poisoning — reading Yelp restaurant reviews.   Health officials found three unreported outbreaks by sifting through...

Lack of fibers one of the main underlying causes of constipation is a very common problem, mainly due to the excessive amounts of processed and junk foods eaten by today’s society.  Eating...

Doctors in Italy have designed a miniature dialysis machine for babies, used for the first time last year to save a newborn girl, according to a new report.   Usually, doctors adapt standard...