Showing off your sharp moves on the dance floor can help keep your brain sharp, too. If anyone should know, it’s Dr. Baibing Chen, a neurologist who once worked as a professional dancer – and says he still makes sure to stop a move regularly to lower his risk of dementia. Neurologist Dr. Bing says […]

Brain health should be top of mind as we age. Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which slowly erodes memory, thinking skills and ability to perform basic tasks. Now, economists at the nonprofit research organization RAND have identified several factors that can strongly predict at age 60 whether you’ll develop cognitive impairment […]

Spanish babies are developing “wolf syndrome” because their parents are taking a popular over-the-counter hair loss drug – with nearly a dozen cases since last year, according to a new report. The Navarra Pharmacovigilance Center has detected 11 cases of hypertrichosis – commonly known as “wolf syndrome” – in babies across Spain and found that […]

Now might be a good time to get behind the myth that you need 10,000 steps a day for optimal health. A new scientific review finds that just 3,143 steps can protect against premature death, with optimal daily steps falling somewhere between 7,000 and 9,000. “The 10,000 steps/day guideline lacks evidence-based support, presenting a challenge […]

Turns out you can add pepperoni and salami as pizza ingredients. Nichole Andrews, a Washington, D.C.-based nutritionist and oncology author, is revealing five ideas for “delicious, healthy” pizza instead of processed meat pie like pepperoni or pre-cooked sausage. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified processed meat as “carcinogenic to humans” […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed last month that chopped onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers were the likely source of an E. coli outbreak that prompted the fast-food restaurant chain to stop selling temporary menu item. At least 104 individuals in 14 states were sickened and one death was reported […]