There hasn’t been strong evidence to support the idea that vitamins can combat cancer—until now. In the first rigorous, long-term study of multivitamins and their effect on cancer, older men who took daily vitamins lowered their risk of cancer by 8% compared to men who skipped the supplements over an average ...

Left to our own devices, we find a plethora of reasons to skip our workouts. Maybe a fitness concierge would help—if you can afford one. So to keep clients engaged in their exercise regimes, companies in trendy fitness meccas like New York City and Los Angeles are offering and scheduling highly ...

Good news: There are kitchen DIY projects that don’t require any cooking skills (who knew?). We’ve got 13 homemade solutions — from honey to mayo — for dry skin, rough elbows and unruly hair. They’re cheaper than the fancy-schmancy stuff sold in stores and use ingredients already in most pantries ...

Another study endorses the effectiveness of the ubiquitous, points-based weight loss program Good news for people who do Weight Watchers: a study pitting the commercial weight-loss program against professionally directed weight loss treatments found that dieters stuck with Weight Watchers longer and were more likely to lose weight. Researchers led by Angela ...

The general advice for most Americans is: Get more exercise. But the question is what kind of exercise, how intensely and for how long? A new study suggests that for improvements in cardiovascular health, you should pick up the pace. More intense exercise (brisk walking) was better than longer bouts of ...

Is that daily jog really doing your body any good? A new test purports to tell you whether you’re genetically wired to benefit from exercise — or not so much. As the New York Times reports, the genetic test is developed by British company XRGenomics, and is based on the findings ...

As the Nobel Prizes are being awarded this week, one U.S. scientist asks: could eating chocolate have anything to do with becoming a laureate? Why would the sweet treat be linked to winning the most prestigious intellectual award, you ask? In a “note” published in the New England Journal of Medicine, ...

The health risks of mercury exposure are well documented, and the harms for still-developing fetuses are particularly concerning. Now, the latest study finds that kids who were exposed to more mercury in the womb were more likely to show problems with attention and hyperactivity and other symptoms of ADHD at ...

Major soda makers, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Snapple Group, will start displaying calorie counts on vending machines and encourage consumers to make lower-calorie choices, starting in 2013. The beverage industry initiative, called the Calories Count Vending program, will launch first in municipal buildings in Chicago and San Antonio, where ...

It’s October, which means it’s race season. Many runners are amping up their training for big runs this fall, including the New York City marathon in early November and various half-marathons leading up to it. Loyal Healthland readers know that we’ve been following three of our TIME staffers, who have been ...