Legendary singer Chaka Kahn has been turning heads lately after dropping 60 pounds.  Her secret?  In a recent interview she says she "went off meat, became vegan, stopped all the dairy, stopped all the...

Close to 19% of young adults may have high blood pressure, and just half of them are aware of it despite this condition's strong link to heart attack and stroke risk, according to a...

Listening to your favorite tunes or funny jokes could lower your blood pressure, perhaps even as much as cutting salt from your diet or dropping 10 pounds, according to the preliminary results of a...

Drinking a lot of soda and other sugary beverages has been linked to an increased risk of obesity and diabetes, among other health problems. Here's another reason to cut back: A new study suggests...

No matter how you slice it, watermelon has a lot going for it -- sweet, low calorie, high fiber, nutrient rich -- and now, there's more. Evidence from a pilot study led by food...

A Canadian-led study suggests about 90 per cent of the risk of having a stroke is preventable through lifestyle changes. In Friday's issue of the Lancet medical journal, the international study suggests high blood...

High fructose corn syrup, which some studies have linked to obesity, may also be harmful to the liver, according to Duke University Medical Center research. "We found that increased consumption of high fructose corn...