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Study: People born prematurely may face higher risk of psychiatric problems 02/09/2015 05:06am • WASHINGTON -- They are born way too small, and now there is evidence that tiny babies who often fight for physical survival may face a higher incidence of psychiatric problems as adults. Canadian researchers at McMaster University say while preemies are at lower risk for alcohol and substance Lifestyle as Medicine: Culture, Collusion and Pseudo-Confusion 02/08/2015 07:00pm • As a preventive medicine specialist and current president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the second most frustrating thing in my world is how little we do with what we know. We know how to prevent fully 80 percent of all chronic disease and premature death in the United States, and Is 'Fitspiration' Doing More Harm Than Good? 02/08/2015 07:00pm • Considering that only 20 percent of adults get regular physical activity, most of us need a good dose of exercise motivation. An emerging trend is to use fitspiration (short for fitness inspiration) to get us off the couch and into the gym. But just how motivating are these fitspiration? Fitspirat 5 Ways to Save on Health Care Costs 02/08/2015 07:00pm • Mention the term health care and you're likely to get a variety of responses. Regardless of your political leanings, one thing is for certain -- health care is an expensive necessity in today's economic climate. According to Statistic Brain, we spend about $10,000 per person on health care costs e How to date on a diet 02/08/2015 07:00pm • When it comes to dating, Jeff Nimoy knows what doesn't work. There was the woman who agreed to meet him at a sushi restaurant, only to leave her chopsticks untouched because she didn't like sushi. There was the date who didn't eat a thing because she had already used up her Weight Watchers points fo Ancient protein discovered in fossilized shells from Chesapeake Bay 02/06/2015 03:17pm • WASHINGTON - Local scientists have made a discovery that may lead researchers world-wide to examine fossils in a new way. A colorful species of mollusk collected at Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, on the Chesapeake Bay contains some of the oldest and best preserved examples of a protein ever found i Va. heart disease survivor has a message for women (Photos) 02/06/2015 04:33am • WASHINGTON -- Daniela Donovan moves with the grace of a dancer, and she smiles with the pure joy of a survivor. "I was competing at a world level in Irish dance, and I had no idea that heart disease would be something that I would be affected with," she says.   It came on suddenly. At 30, the Fr DASH: the Best Diet With the Least Buzz 02/05/2015 07:00pm • Christopher Lahr, 32, of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, is happy with the medical results he got this week. Last March, he had borderline high blood pressure, and instead of starting him on medication, his doctor recommended the DASH Diet. Although DASH, which Lahr had never heard of, involved a comple Doctor questions whether the new coffee trend is truly bulletproof 02/05/2015 06:16pm • WASHINGTON - It's a new brewing trend in coffee houses and home kitchens across the country. Called bulletproof coffee, some nutritionists are wondering if it's a good dietary choice. Bulletproof coffee is a mix of coffee, unsalted butter from grass-fed cows and coconut oil. Some drink the conco Global Universities' Reputations Vary Greatly Internationally, Regionally 02/04/2015 07:00pm • U.S. News is publishing a first-ever analysis of universities from our Best Global Universities rankings that compares a school's regional research reputation to its global research reputation. This analysis of key components of the Best Global Universities rankings, which are powered by Thomson Reu Is my PMS normal? 02/04/2015 07:00pm • No two women are exactly alike -- and neither is their PMS. Marcelle Pick, an obstetrician-gynecologist and founder of the Women to Women Clinic, an integrative care center in Maine, has seen every symptom in the book. Some women are lucky, she says, and never experience headaches, irritability o What's a Health Coach? 02/03/2015 07:00pm • You may have heard the term "health coach" popping up in nutritional circles and appearing randomly in magazine articles and on TV. However, I often find when I tell someone that I'm a health coach, they have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about. Health and wellness coaches are popping up in d From basic training to fashion fitness: finding an effective workout 02/02/2015 07:00pm • When I worked for the British military, I could look out my window and see the training exercises. The troops would be running in their boots with loaded backpacks in the rain or crawling through the mud while a sergeant barked (not necessarily encouraging) words at them. These drills came to mind w Fact or fiction: 6 food tricks we're falling for today 02/01/2015 07:00pm • There's countless advice out there on how to eat healthy, but this is often hard to do when false information about nutritious foods has become so commonplace. We're unknowingly spoon-fed food falsities on a daily basis -- most of which usually contain a kernel of truth, but leave out significant de Seau, Bettis, Brown, Haley, Shields voted into Hall of Fame 01/31/2015 10:49pm • By HOWARD FENDRICH,  AP Pro Football Write PHOENIX (AP) -- Junior Seau, Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley and Will Shields were elected Saturday to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.The class of 2015, announced a day before the Super Bowl, also includes a pair of contributors, Bill Polian and Ro