Brisk walks work wonders

Excerpt: KANSAS CITY, MO. — This is just what you need, in the aftermath of pumpkin pie and the advent of holiday parties: gross-out science about deep belly fat. In the annals of exercise research, increasingly the answer is "brisk walking."

12 Reasons to Really Quit Smoking - Health - usnews.com

---Never mind cancer or heart disease for a moment. Here are some nonobvious reasons to snub cigarettes---

U.S. kids taking more medicine

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The number of U.S. children taking drugs for type 2 diabetes more than doubled between 2002 and 2005, a study released Monday revealed.

Sick Economy Has Patients Skimping On Meds - New Poll Shows More Postponing Needed Care

CHICAGO -- The ailing economy is leading many Americans to skip doctor visits, skimp on their medicine and put off mammograms, Pap smears and other tests. And physicians worry the result will be sicker patients who need even more costly treatment in the long run.

Harvard's Cell `Makeover' May Spur Diabetes Therapy | Bloomberg.com

If the technique can be used safely in humans, it may one day provide a treatment for diabetes, which occurs when the body either can't produce, or else makes too little of, the insulin needed to process blood sugar.