Health

A skeleton hanging on a door or standing in your neighbor’s yard for Halloween looks like a finished structure. But the skeleton inside a living body is constantly changing. Around menopause, those changes can tip toward bone loss, often without pain or another obvious warning.

Some people are so worried about sunscreen that they’re swapping SPF 50 for beef tallow. Yes, the fat traditionally used to make roasted potatoes is now being promoted online as something you can spread on your skin before going into the sun.

“Food noise” refers to intrusive thoughts about and cravings for food, whether or not a person is hungry. The phenomenon has become widely discussed on social media, in traditional media and in commercials for GLP-1 receptor agonist weight-loss medications. Because the term has only emerged in recent years, not much is known about who experiences food noise, and there is not even a universally accepted scientific definition.

Dozens of global health and environmental organizations called on the World Health Organization on Tuesday to revise decades-old standards for nitrate levels in drinking water, arguing they do not reflect recent scientific evidence about potential health risks.

Ahead of Australian Food Safety Week, Nov. 7 to 14, 2026, with the theme “Raw food know the risk,” the Food Safety Information Council has released new research showing 60% of Aussies consume raw fish or seafood, and 17% do so at least once a week.

Overeating alters neural pathways involved in feeding and metabolism, but how fast do these adaptive changes occur? And do these adaptations occur similarly in males and females?

The relationship between muscle mass and metabolic health may be more complicated than previously understood, according to a new study from Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Researchers found that where fat is stored in the body plays an important role in the relationship between fat-free mass and metabolic conditions, including metabolic syndrome and elevated blood sugar.

Hundreds of thousands of nursery and landscape workers in Florida knuckle through low back pain daily, putting them at risk for chronic discomfort, injuries and job loss. But an ongoing study on self-managed back pain in the horticulture and landscape industry finds that simple techniques could help improve their overall quality of life.

Kids and candy are a classic pairing. From trick-or-treating to Easter baskets to local parades and birthday parties, it can feel like kids are almost always bringing home another bag of treats. But while these holidays and events may be exciting for kids, they often end with parents dreading what comes next: negotiations around how much candy to consume.

Physical activity among schoolchildren and teens gets plenty of attention. But what about babies who spend time strapped into car seats, toddlers who travel in strollers and preschoolers who run, climb and hop?

Have you ever gone to your general practitioner to find out why you’re always tired, only to be told to lose weight?