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Update to Florida Tech's 2015 Best Online Programs Ranking 01/25/2015 07:00pm • The online graduate business program at Florida Institute of Technology recently advised U.S. News that it submitted an incorrect data point that was used in the 2015 Best Online Programs rankings. The misreported data resulted in its numerical rank being higher than it otherwise might have been in Diseases, Devices and Delusions 01/25/2015 07:00pm • We learned recently that the Food and Drug Administration approved a new high-tech device for weight loss. While this column isn't really about the technological particulars, we should at least note that the device, which requires surgical implantation of electrodes something like a pacemaker, is d 5 Ways to Save on Your 2015 Weight-Loss Goals 01/22/2015 07:00pm • On Jan. 1, you woke up ready to achieve your weight-loss goals. You were excited to get a start on the new you for the new year. You may have even bought a gym membership or some brand new workout gear in preparation. But with only an estimated 12 percent success rate on achieving New Year's resolu Why you should restock your pantry today 01/20/2015 07:00pm • Jolyn Bennett is currently claiming her health do-over. Jolyn was overweight and struggled with controlling her food intake at frequent happy hours. She unexpectedly learned she had very high blood pressure; check DrOz.com to hear more about her story. She's still overweight, but less so, and 8 Things You Should Never Say to Yourself About Food 01/20/2015 07:00pm • Sometimes we're our own worst enemy when it comes to food. Those little things that we say to ourselves before or after we eat may be doing more harm than we even realize. Do you need to re-language your food thoughts? Here's what nutrition experts say are the eight things you should stop saying t 7 Reasons You're Waking Up All Wrong 01/20/2015 07:00pm • Did you hit the snooze this morning? Reach for the coffee? Skip breakfast? If this were "How to Wake Up 101," you'd fail. But don't let that keep you up at night. Sleep patterns -- and, on the flip side, waking up habits -- are "highly trainable, for good or for bad," says Michael Grandner, a psych Best Diets for Seniors 01/20/2015 07:00pm • When a panel of health and nutrition experts ranked 35 diets for Best Diets 2015, they considered not only weight loss, but also whether diets were heart healthy, good for controlling diabetes and easy to follow. Now, two panel members discuss which U.S. News-ranked diets make the most sense for sen 4 Reasons Why Diets Don't Work 01/20/2015 07:00pm • I hear it all the time: You have tried every diet out there, and absolutely nothing has worked. You're still overweight, have no energy and you're pretty much ready to just give in to the idea that this is how your life is going to be forever. Or, maybe you finally lost the weight or you are health Postpartum Anxiety or Normal New Mom Fears? 01/19/2015 07:00pm • Allison McGill's first six weeks with her new baby, Jack, were as smooth as they come. Jack was healthy and happy, and McGill enjoyed being a new mom. "I didn't have anxiety, I didn't have lot of the things that would eventually take over my life," says McGill, a 40-year-old District of Columbia re How to Change a Bad Money Habit 01/19/2015 07:00pm • If you're aiming to improve your finance this year, you're not alone. According to a Fidelity survey of more than 2,000 Americans, 31 percent said they are making financial resolutions for 2015. The most popular ones include saving more, paying off debt and spending less. The good news for goal-se Why are we obsessed with ancient grains? 01/19/2015 07:00pm • In our youth-obsessed culture, it's a surprise when people pay much attention to anything old. But attention is exactly what ancient grains have been getting for the last year. And, as my 2015 trends story predicted, they are poised for a big year ahead, too. One question the average consumer may What You Eat Matters. Does When You Eat Matter, Too? 01/19/2015 07:00pm • While the diet wars may rage on, it's pretty universally accepted that what you eat matters when it comes to weight management. In other words, out-eating our body's energy needs leads to weight gain, and eating less than our body needs to go about its business leads to weight loss. Diets high in s 7 Ways to Slim Your Waist, Not Your Wallet 01/19/2015 07:00pm • January has a way of inspiring many of us to set our fitness goals in motion and losing weight tops New Year's resolutions lists year after year. If your list mirrors what I've said, you should know that you can start your workout program without spending a ton of money. Don't go all out with a pric Workplace Wellness: Can These Employer Money-Savers Keep You Healthy? 01/19/2015 07:00pm • There's a good chance your employer offers wellness perks, whether it's a discount on your gym membership, a smoking cessation program or companywide weight-loss challenges. But the mere existence of these programs won't make you healthy -- they require your involvement. Your choice to get involve Phoenix woman dies after giving birth to quadruplets 01/17/2015 09:50pm • PHOENIX (AP) -- A woman died hours after giving birth to quadruplets at a Phoenix hospital, a close friend of the family said Saturday. Erica Morales, 36, never got to hold her newborns before she passed away early Friday morning after a C-section surgery at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Ni