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[From BlackDoctor.org] For improved lung function, simply take a deep breath and just say…om? That’s right. According to a recent study published in the Thai Journal of Physiological Sciences, researchers claim that yoga can actually improve your lung function.

[From Associated Press] JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Girls who give birth before the age of 15 are five times more likely to die in childbirth than women in their 20s, the U.N. said Thursday, focusing its annual children’s survey on the health of their mothers. Every year, 70,000 women between the ages of 15 […]

Just a year ago, family man Billy Anderson fell ill and never recovered. Over 12 months, 5 hospitals, and 40 possible diagnoses later, doctors are left baffled by what is now known as “Billy’s Disease.”

Menopause may suck, but a new study shows that hormone replacement therapy is actually SHRINKING some women’s brains.

A couple was recently denied permission to adopt because, according to papers, the husband was “too fat.”

CNN’s Melina Jampolis offers 14 healthy ways to cut the calories and slim up – – without killing yourself in the process.

[From Daily Mail] Playing outdoors dramatically cuts a child’s risk of becoming short-sighted, research shows. Just two or three hours of fun in the fresh air each day halves the odds of the common condition, studies have found. The finding challenges the widespread belief that short-sightedness, in which distant objects appear blurred, is caused by […]

[From Oprah.com] Oprah’s struggle with her weight has become almost mythic-it’s not just that she’s been so open and honest about it but that millions of people share her story. The truth is, the majority of the American population either wants to be thinner or is actively trying to become so. Why do we have […]

[From BlackDoctor.org] Childhood obesity is growing at an alarming rate, but experts say parents are more powerful than they imagine at helping kids fight the problem.

[from CNN Health] As many as one in eight teens in the United States may take a virginity pledge at some point, vowing to wait until they’re married before having sex. But do such pledges work? Are pledge takers more likely than other teens to delay sexual activity? A new study suggests that the answer […]

Tina Cook, a 31-year-old wife and mother of two, just had a third baby. However, she had no idea she was even pregnant until she was already giving birth.

According to a recent report in the Journal of the American Medical Association and its subsequent CNN Health news report, those with diabetes have a greater risk of dying from cancer than those who do not.