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Your bathroom scale is a tool, not an inquisitor

Should you weigh yourself every day?  Once a week?  Not at all?  Advice about weighing can be confusing.

Hospitals split on saying no to McDonald's

A Corpus Christi, Texas, hospital says it has no plans to evict a McDonald's restaurant, despite a national campaign by a health advocacy group to keep Big

Pete Williams Fitness: Trail running

Trail running, it's a great way to liven up your running routine in order to get off the roads and onto the trails.

Medical: Too many kids wind up in ER for dental care

Way too many Americans -- particularly children -- are winding up in emergency rooms and operating rooms with rotten teeth.

As warm weather nears, timely reminders on good exercise form

With swimsuit season upon us, the American Council on Exercise has issued a warning about the three most common mistakes people make when beginning or ramping

Hospitals compete for patients, doctors and dollars

In suburbs across the country, hospitals are in the midst of fierce battles for patients, physicians and insurance dollars.

Medical: Melanoma cases rising among young people

The deadliest form of skin cancer has long been thought to be mainly a threat in late middle age and among men.  But diagnosis of melanoma has been on the rise

Mom was right: Straighten up to stay strong, avoid pain

Stand tall. Pull those shoulders back. Stop slouching. Many of the posture issues that develop from not listening to Mom eventually become bad habits. And, as

Keeping your cool at work

Some say that with today's 24/7 culture of never-ending pressure at work, people are throwing appropriate behavior out the window.  Yet, no matter how much

New treatments to keep voice from sounding 'old'

Aging baby boomers have long used exercise, surgery and collagen as they try to slow the natural processes of aging.  Now, some are flocking to do the same

Medical: Better health could be playing at a movie theater near you

Who knew movie night could offer so many health benefits?

'Colonoscopies save lives and are nothing compared to cancer'

No matter what you've heard about how unpleasant colonoscopies are, Susan Brady hopes her story will convince you they're a whole lot better than the possible

Want to be healthy? Don't follow the crowd

Just because you're striving for health and fitness doesn't mean those around you are -- even if they are constantly talking about weight and diets.  Those

Apples work magic on bad cholesterol

It raises good cholesterol, lowers bad cholesterol and contributes to weight loss.  So what is this miracle substance?  An apple.

A concern about maintaining voice, while desiring to lose weight

Weight has long been an issue in opera. Where do you think the timeworn expression "It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings" comes from?  But will her voice

After age 50, exercise has major benefits and some setbacks

Dick Anderson reached the pinnacle of his rock-climbing endeavors -- literally as well as figuratively -- 10 years ago when, after 3-1/2 exhausting days of

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