Eating walnuts may reduce the risk for Type 2 diabetes in women, a large new study concludes. Previous studies have suggested an inverse relationship between tree nut consumption a[...]

Walking briskly provides health benefits comparable to running, including lowering your risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and potentially heart disease, acco[...]

A newly discovered hormone could one day be the answer to diabetes. The hormone replenishes the blood-sugar-regulating beta cells that diabetes patients lack. Dr. Jon LaPook report[...]

A possible breakthrough for people with Type 2 diabetes could eventually mean the end of insulin shots. Norah O'Donnell reports. Read more…[...]

Drinking just one 12-ounce sugar-sweetened soft drink a day can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 22 percent, a European study contends. The finding is based[...]

Double whammy: a killer workout and a disease killer. Winter blues are reason enough to seek out the sun. But here’s another: People with adequate levels of vitamin D—p[...]

Passover Food Box Distribution in Lod 2012 (Photo credit: The International Fellowship of Christians and Jew) A recent study, however, says that, with one in four Britons obese, th[...]

The risk of hospitalization or death from heart disease is almost a third lower in vegetarians than in people who eat meat and fish, according to a new study. Researchers from the [...]

  So-called "apple-shaped" people who carry more fat around their bellies than their hips may be at higher risk of kidney disease, a new study suggests. The study me[...]

Did you know that the key to getting more sleep could be found in a glass of orange juice, a tomato salad, or even a bowl of broccoli? If you’re having trouble getting your z[...]