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The most common measure of obesity, BMI, represents weight in kilos divided by height in meters squared. Read More

U.S. bombings of Iraqi munitions factories in January 1991 released a plume of sarin gas that traveled more than 300 miles to affect American troops in Saudi Arabia. Read More

A Dallas epidemiologist and a military intelligence expert have published scientific studies that attribute Gulf War Illness to a Jan. 18, 1991, U.S. bombing raid on an Iraqi ammunition dump. Read More

A clove of garlic may be able to fight off not only vampires, but arthritis as well. Read More

Tweens, teens and young adults who routinely overeat appear to be more likely to experiment with marijuana or other drugs, a new study shows. Read More

Researchers found kids who took in the most salt through their diets also took in the most sugary drinks. Read More

Americans should mind their circadian rhythms, the natural, 24-hour cycles that regulate when you sleep and how well. Read More

Nobody wants the common cold as a guest, but the upper respiratory infection keeps knocking at the door, never more frequently than during the winter holiday season. Read More

Exposure to bright light at night can cause mood and learning problems, along with a lack of sleep. Read More

Using a sterile blood culture collection process significantly brought down a hospital's blood culture contamination rates - and its expenses. Read More