Researcher: Vibrations help slim abdomen
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A Maine researcher says standing on a vibrating platform for 15 minutes a day could help people achieve washboard abs.
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An Iowa researcher is studying a little-known eating disorder that some doctors may miss: purging disorder.
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Operations to treat obesity such as  stomach-stapling may work a little too well, causing some  patients to develop nerve damage -- a symptom of malnutrition,  doctors warned Thursday.
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Scientists think they have figured out why pregnant women don't lose their balance and topple over despite ever-growing weight up front. Evolution provided them with slight differences from men in their lower backs and hip joints, allowing them to adjust their center of gravity, new research shows.
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A single gene can keep in check the body's tendency to pile on fat, scientists show.
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A significant number of patients who have stomach surgery to lose weight develop peripheral nerve damage, research has found. A team at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota found patients complained of pain, tingling or numbness.
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Trousers may turn out to be your heart&#39;s unlikeliest friends, with UK scientists having developed unique vibrating pants that can help relieve patients of their angina pain.
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Scientists find a supplement can stop the muscle wastage associated with extended periods of physcial inactivity.
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Researchers investigate the impact of exercise on preventing weight gain, obesity and diabetes.
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[Health India]: Washington, Nov 2 : Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researchers have claimed that eElectric shocks may shake people out of depression.
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The potential for yoga to be used to treat low back pain is to be investigated by researchers.
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Gastric-bypass surgery can leave people with pounds of sagging skin. For some, plastic surgery is a solution. See before-and-after photos of success stories.
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Exercise can help people with large   waistlines reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes,   Finnish researchers said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - In patients with heart failure, aerobic training can help the organ pump better, investigators report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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NEW YORK  - Research suggests that impaired   mobility and balance among obese older adults with type 2   diabetes may be related to their low muscle power, which   results from their inability to quickly contract their muscles.
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Short bursts of exercise may help reduce the potentially dangerous spikes in blood fats that occur after fatty meals.
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Men who eat the kind of low-fat diet recommended to help prevent heart disease also reduce their risk of gallstones, a study finds.