Power foods are items you should include in your diet that give you The richest amount of nutrients, The least amount of calories, And the most health benefits To decrease your risk of heart disease Click here for the foods. Read More >

The incredibly rare work is written in Latin and illustrated with diagrams of the process in which the patient's nose was attached to a flap of skin from his upper arm. The surgery - known as rhinoplasty - is considered a modern phenomenon but this book shows it was used over 400 years ago. The skill, however, was mysteriously lost until the late 18th century when similar treatments were recorded. Click here for the story. Read More >

Researchers divvied the study subjects into six groups according to their predominant food choices among 108 food items tallied. Here's how the clusters fell out: "Healthy foods" (374 participants) "High-fat dairy products" (332) "Meat, fried foods, and alcohol" (693) "Breakfast cereal" (386) "Refined grains" (458) "Sweets and desserts" (339) That "healthy foods" category was defined by relatively higher consumption of low-fat dairy, fruit, whole grains, poultry, fish and vegetables and lower Read More >

As the New Year brings vows of a “new you,’’ youth-seeking New Englanders are treating themselves to gifts of cosmetic enhancements to jump-start their fitness and beauty resolutions. “It’s given me a head start,” said David Reeves, 55, a biker who lives in Vermont and had liposuction this month to flatten his stomach. “This way I’m already there and I can get even leaner and meaner.” Click here for the story. Read More >

It's not New Years yet. It's not even Christmas. But about this time of year I start figuring out what I want to achieve in the next year. New Year's Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. It's a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and resolve to follow through on those changes. Did your New Year resolutions make our top ten list?] Click here for the story. Read More >

By adding heart-pumping twists to tasks already on a holiday to-do list, men and women can get daily exercise throughout the holiday season, say experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.   “It’s important to maintain your fitness as much as possible during the holidays, but don’t worry if you’re too busy to go to the gym,” said Karen Basen-Engquist, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Behavioral Science at MD Anderson. Click here for the story. Read More >

Latinos get the most plastic surgery of any minority group in the United States, but on a percentage basis such cosmetic treatments are most popular among Asians. Those are some of the conclusions reached by two surveys released this year by two professional groups of cosmetic doctors -- the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Click here for the story. Read More >