About 1.5 million people around the world are currently on hemodialysis — an artificial blood filtering treatment for kidney failure. This treatment is known to impact patients' physical function, but they may have more control than they realize.

Drinking alcohol and smoking are often vices that go together. That combination of vices also may also except when discussing the risk for esophageal cancer.

Consuming lots of sugary drinks can expand your waistline, but you may not be aware of what it also might do to your blood pressure.

Yes we know that drinking too much alcohol can be dangerous. But drinking smaller amounts of beer may have some health benefits for women concerned with RA.

If you need another reason to go for that lengthy, deep-muscle massage, look no further. New research suggests massage may do more than just help you relax.

Poor diet can contribute to the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. But which is the right diet to reduce that risk?

Dietary supplements like calcium and fish oil are commonly used by many adults and may be seen as a part of a healthy lifestyle, according to new research.

You expect food to nourish you, not to make you ill. But foodborne illness remains a problem in the US, as a new study has shown.

Breathing the fresh mountain air might not just be good for the psyche; that altitude may also be good for the waistline.

Being overweight has a wide range of health implications. One new study looked at how a pregnant women's weight may affect the child they carry.