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Bringing healthy food programs to corner grocery stores in the inner city might be a step toward improving residents’ diet and reducing diet-related illnesses.

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When parents maintain a healthy body image and weight-control strategies, overweight adolescent children tend to follow their example, a new study reveals.

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Putting your wishes about end-of-life care in writing increases the likelihood that you'll receive the care you want and may give your loved ones guidance when they desperately need it.

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Chiropractic treatment is modestly successful in reducing low back pain of recent onset and improving disability, at least for a few weeks, according to a new Cochrane review.

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Exercise-based rehabilitation clearly improves the health-related quality of life of persons with heart failure, according to a new review.

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A new review finds that many patients who take an anti-clotting drug or “blood-thinner” can benefit from monitoring the levels of the drug themselves instead of going to clinics for blood tests.

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It is hard enough being a teenager − or the parent of a teenager − without also having to deal with type 1 diabetes.

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No one wants a mixed salad tossed with extra bacteria, mold and yeast, but those are just what you might find when you try to eat a healthier diet in poorer neighborhoods.

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Trudy Lieberman, a widely respected health journalist, has been appointed a Fellow at the Center for Advancing Health. She will contribute content for CFAH’s new website, The Prepared Patient Forum.

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A new, small study of low-income, depressed Latinos finds that those who stigmatize mental illness are less likely than others are to take medication, keep scheduled appointments and control their condition.

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The post-World War II nuclear era marked the “age of anxiety” but by the 1990s, American psychiatry’s attention shifted to depression. What really drives mental health diagnoses?

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A small new study suggests that some common beliefs about the spread of sexually transmitted diseases may not apply to human papillomavirus, also known as HPV.

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Overwhelmed by the vials, bottles and inhalers bulging from your medicine cabinet ? Confused about which drug is which, or when to take what?

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Although many smokers try to quit by selecting a “quit day” and going cold turkey, a new review finds that quitting gradually might work just as well.

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A recent review examined whether over-the-counter medications containing acetaminophen provided adequate relief for lingering pain after childbirth and concluded that they are effective.

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Washing out your nose with a spray or spout of salt water is safe and might even get you back to work sooner after a cold or acute sinus infection. However, there is not enough evidence to show that it can reduce your symptoms significantly, according to a new research review.

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Once care for people with heart disease has reached a certain level, making improvements -- and reaching those last few patients -- increasingly becomes difficult, suggests a new review.

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Their schoolmates’ weight determines whether teenage high school girls will try to lose pounds, new research finds, and the school environment plays a big role in the decision.

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Many adolescents think about getting tattoos, but less than half know what’s involved in having them removed, according to an Italian study appearing online in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

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The more that teens see cigarette ads, the greater their risk of taking a puff.

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Teaching teens about sexually transmitted infections at school boosts factual knowledge, but does not necessarily translate to increased condom use, according to a new review from the United Kingdom.

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How can you distinguish depression from sadness — and when does it require professional help?

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A new Cochrane review did not find clear evidence that taking zinc supplements reduces the occurrence of middle ear infections or otitis media in healthy children.

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A new evidence review suggests that giving employees more flexibility over their work schedules is likely to boost their health as judged by measures like blood pressure and stress.

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A new Cochrane review on diagnosing back pain finds that no single test is good at discriminating between patients who have a herniated disc and patients who do not.

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Although many parents and health care providers attempt to schedule a preterm newborn’s feeding pattern, a new review of studies reveals that feeding in response to the infant’s own hunger cues might result in earlier discharge from the hospital.

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Breast cancer rates are declining, but some groups have seen a more significant decline than others, with race, ethnicity and economic background playing a part.

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It pays to advertise. It especially pays to advertise in Spanish if you want Spanish speakers to use a telephone helpline to quit smoking.

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Differences might exist in the amount of pain medicine given to Latino and white children after surgery, found a new, small study.

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A New Jersey study found that African-Americans with cancer are less likely to survive it than whites, and residents of poor neighborhoods less likely to survive than are those in wealthier areas of the state.

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Only about 31 percent of African-American adults engage in at least one form of sun protection behavior such as wearing a hat, while 63 percent never use sunscreen, according to a new study.

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A new study finds that gay teens and young adults face a much higher risk of experiencing bullying than their counterparts do, with the rate more than tripled for lesbians.

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Alcohol increases the risk of violence in couples — especially violence both to and by the female partner.

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Although the number of minorities in the medical profession has risen in recent years, decades of discrimination still leaves them drastically underrepresented in the field, as chronicled in new report appearing in the February issue of the journal Academic Medicine.

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For optimal prevention of cavities in children over age 6, toothpastes should contain at least 1,000 parts per million of fluoride.

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A new systematic review looks at whether showing patients medical scan images would motivate them to change their behavior to reduce risks to their health.

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When treating the pain and inflammation of swimmer’s ear, antibiotic drops alone are the most effective — and safest – therapy, finds a new review of studies.

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Giving preventive antibiotics to women undergoing C-section reduced the incidence of fever, wound infection, inflammation of the uterine lining and serious infectious complications for the mother.

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The use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine, or scoliosis, in adolescents is still an area of controversy — and is likely to remain that way until there is better evidence, concludes a new review of published research.

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Taking opioids long term is associated with clinically significant pain relief in some patients with a very small risk of addition, a new review finds.

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Addressing tobacco use without judging the user appears to help people quit, according to a new review of studies.

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A new evidence review suggests that using a pump to deliver insulin continuously — instead of taking three or more daily injections — might result in better control of blood sugar for people with type 1 diabetes.

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Medicare recipients with diabetes who have a gap in their Part D prescription drug benefits have higher out-of-pocket drug costs and are less likely to stick to their medications than those who have supplemental drug benefits.

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Only about 8 percent of high school students get enough sleep on an average school night, a large new study finds. The others are living with borderline-to-serious sleep deficits that could lead to daytime drowsiness, depression, headaches and poor performance at school.

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At one time or another, we all handle prescription medicines for ourselves, our children, our older relatives. Here’s what to what to look for — and what to do if you don’t see what you should.

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The fact that a woman is married and has a baby has more influence on weight gain than being physically active, according to a new study from Australia.

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About three-quarters of U.S. children received recommended vaccinations in 2008, up from about half in 2000, reports a new study from the CDC.

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Psychological stress at the office — or wherever people earn their paychecks — can make it more difficult for depressed workers to perform their jobs and be productive.

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Cancer patients in both the United States and the United Kingdom face challenges in gaining access to expensive treatments.

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Many people still lack the access and skills to take advantage of the Web’s wealth of health information. But a community-based coalition is working to close that information gap, with some success.