What if you could be fat but avoid heart disease or diabetes? Scientists trying to break the fat-and-disease link increasingly say inflammation is the key. In the quest to prove it, a major study is under way testing whether an anti-inflammatory drug — an old, cheap cousin of aspirin — can ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who catch a nap on most days may have a higher risk of type 2 diabetes than those who never take a siesta, researchers reported Monday. In a study of nearly 20,000 Chinese adults age 50 and older, the investigators found that participants who said they usually napped on at least four to ...

Got milk? If you're trying to put on muscle, you better. Whole milk was once a staple for guys who were packing away calories and moving massive amounts of iron in order to go from pencil neck to bull neck. These days we know enough to shun or restrict the saturated-fat-filled whole variety in favor of skim, but even ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for patients with Gaucher disease, an enzyme disorder that can cause liver and neurological problems. The injectable drug, velaglucerase alfa, is approved for adults and children with the rare genetic disorder, which affects less than one in 100,000 people in the U.S. People with Gaucher disease lack a ...