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Think you can't tri? Think again!
Editor's Note: This time last year, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, along with the CNN Fit Nation team of producers selected seven lucky viewers to be part of the Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge. Adrienne (LaGier)...
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Gymnastics and acrobatics help performer rise above addiction
Editor's Note: In the Human Factor, we profile survivors who have overcome the odds. Confronting a life obstacle - injury, illness or other hardship - they tapped their inner strength and found...
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Research: Toxic chemicals in your living room
Could the couch in your living room be toxic? Some scientists say yes. A study in this week’s Environmental Science and Technology journal measured just how many toxic flame-retardant chemicals are in...
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An Appalachian's guide to triathlons
Editor's Note: This time last year, Dr. Sanjay Gupta selected seven lucky viewers to be part of the Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge. Rick Morris, from North Carolina, was one of those viewers, and...
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Pesticides in tap water, produce linked to food allergies
Pesticides in produce and drinking water may be playing a role in the increasing prevalence of food allergies, according to a new study. Researchers looked at 2,211 people and found those in the top...
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Anti-cancer champion coach beats his own cancer
Editor's Note: In the Human Factor, we profile survivors who have overcome the odds. Confronting a life obstacle – injury, illness or other hardship – they tapped their inner strength and found...
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Overeating in children may be linked to drug use
Do bad nutrition habits like overeating or binge eating lead to smoking pot? Some health experts think they might, according to a study published Monday. Habits like overeating have always been known...
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Doctors urged to intervene, prevent youth smoking
Primary care physicians should offer children and teens counseling and guidance to prevent them from starting smoking, according to draft guidelines issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force...
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From 58 pounds to thriving: One woman's story
Editor's note: In the Human Factor, we profile survivors who have overcome the odds. Confronting a life obstacle – injury, illness or other hardship – they tapped their inner strength and found...
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Concerns about generic painkillers increase
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy recently sent an alert to law enforcement, particularly along the Canadian border, warning them that Canada had approved non-abuse resistant...
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Cardio burns more fat than weight lifting
If you want to burn fat and lose weight, aerobic exercise may be your best workout option, according to a study in the Journal of Applied Physiology. It was more effective than a weight-lifting...
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9/11 – Terror in the Dust: Increased risk for three cancers
It’s a story we’ve been reporting on for more than a decade: The health of the brave, heroic responders who breathed in the dust, debris and fumes at the World Trade Center site in the hours, days and...
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Marijuana use holds steady among U.S. teens
Marijuana use is holding steady among eighth, 10th- and 12th-graders in the United States and tobacco smoking rates remain low. Those are some of the results published in the annual Monitoring the...
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Reindeer noses: Really red?
Ho ho ho, here's some Christmas-themed science! The British Medical Journal's Christmas issue this month features a study about reindeer that treats a fantastical idea with some medical reality. The...
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Medicare patients may suffer if country goes over fiscal cliff
Medicare patients are but another segment of the population that have to worry about the country going over the so-called fiscal cliff. Doctors at Virginia Heart, a practice of 35 physicians in nine...
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Doctors asked to participate in gun debate
The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14 has compelled the editors of the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine to call on other physicians to become...
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Antidepressants during pregnancy don't raise infant death risk
It's a heated question: should women take antidepressants during pregnancy? Some experts argue for it and some against, but a new study may ease the minds of women facing the decision. Researchers say...
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1 in 24 report driving while drowsy
Most of us are familiar with the dangers of drunken driving, but drowsy driving can be just as deadly. Studies estimate 15% to 33% of fatal crashes involve tired drivers, according to a new report from...
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Beta blockers may reduce dementia risk
If you take drugs to lower your blood pressure, your medication may also lower your risk of dementia, according to a new study released Monday by the American Academy of Neurology. According to the...
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Why many would-be bone marrow, blood stem cell donors back out
Upon being identified as potential bone marrow or blood stem cell donors, many people choose not to participate. As result, patients with blood cancers go without life-saving treatments. About 40% of...
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