A just released survey of 679 internists and rheumatologists, chosen at random from a national list, reports that more than half of responding physicians used fake medicines - placebos - to treat patients with tough to treat conditions relying on the placebo effect to make them feel better These physicians are drawing on information that for a given medical condition, it's not unusual for one-third of patients to feel better after being treated with a placebo

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Science has been searching for the connection between weight problems and our brains for a long time now New research points to a gene that could prod people to overeat and gain weight

Childhood obesity is rising fast in many countries, and the results from a new study may point to one of the reasons Data from an Australian study found that just over 40% of parents of both underweight and overweight children didn't see a problem with their children's weight

German scientists just completed a research review regarding the effectiveness of the herb St John's Wort that pooled data from 29 studies involving nearly 5,500 patients with mild to moderately severe depression symptoms

A recent Stress in America survey carried out in September found that 80% of Americans felt that the economy was a significant reason for experiencing stress symptoms in their lives This figure is up from 66% back in April 2008

We all know what puts on weight - too much fattening, calorie-laden food, too little exercise But what if you're doing all the right things

As women, we all know how quick we are to overdo it

You've heard time and time again how good exercise is for you

Is the world really ready for the latest in functional foods - the purple tomato A team out of the John Innes Centre, Norwich is asking us to face just this question as they've developed a new breed of tomato, rich in an antioxidant pigment known as anthocyanin that is believed to offer protection from cancer

You’ve probably heard that the antioxidants found in certain foods and red wine can offer some protection from breast cancer, heart disease and stroke According to new research set to appear in October’s Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, we could soon be adding lung cancer symptoms to that list

If a man in your life is at risk for developing prostate cancer symptoms, here’s some information you might want to pass along While a connection between eating meat and enjoying high fat dairy products and cancer of the prostate has been suspected for a while, recent research by a team at Oxford University has been able to confirm the link

It’s been estimated that 90% of our kitchens… as well as some unknown number of dorm rooms and break rooms across the land contain a microwave cooking oven These marvels of modern ingenuity have made it possible to prepare all kinds of foods —everything from popcorn and side dishes to full blown meals — in much less time (and with much less mess) than the dinosaur of the cooking world… the conventional oven

If you have a young person in your life with a weight problem… acknowledged or not… this latest study is going to give you a unique way to encourage healthy habits Reading

Strange how sometimes when scientists are looking for one thing, they uncover something different but equally valuable That’s the story with these obesity statistics