For a long time, food fraud was mostly associated with expensive items, but now even cheap foods like fruit juice or rice are affected. Here's how to spot the fakes. Find out »
How Bad Is It to Have a Drink Before Working Out?
Just to clarify: We’re talking adult beverages here, not Gatorade. And the answer is, actually, it depends. Here are some scenarios. More »
Food Frauds Lurking in Your Supermarket
Are you getting what you pay for at the grocery store? Maybe... maybe not.
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Clinical Trial Shows Kava Is Effective for Treating Anxiety Disorders
The medicinal South Pacific plant kava can help patients with generalized anxiety disorder keep their symptoms under control. More »
Superfoods for All Your Health Needs
Peel off pounds, sharpen your brain and smooth wrinkles with these cheap and delicious bites.
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Bayer to acquire herbal medicine maker Steigerwald
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's largest drugmaker Bayer said it agreed to buy privately held Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk GmbH, a maker of herbal treatments. Bayer said on Thursday that Steigerwald, based in Darmstadt, Germany, generated sales... More »
Omega-3 fatty acids tied to longer life: study
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Supporting recommendations that people eat a couple of servings of fish per week, a new study suggests adults with the highest levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their blood are less likely to die from... More »
Stain side effects can often be overcome: study
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most people who stop taking cholesterol-lowering statins - because of side effects or for another reason - are able to restart the same drug or a similar one without lasting problems, a new study sugg... More »