Weight loss surgery can be a lifesaver for people with severe obesity, but they will need to watch the booze from then on, a new study says.

People who undergo gastric bypass or gastric sleeve tend to absorb alcohol more rapidly afterward, researchers reported recently in the International Journal of Obesity.

As a result, th... Full Page

People who’ve been severely injured in an accident might have a lower risk of death if doctors pump them full of vitamin C, a new evidence review says.

High doses of intravenous (IV) vitamin C appear to reduce the risk of death and sepsis in trauma patients, researchers reported recently in the journal BMJ Military Health.Full Page

Exercise can boost a smoker’s odds of successfully quitting, a new evidence review says.

Smokers taking part in exercise programs were more likely to either quit or cut back on cigarettes, researchers reported recently in the Journal of Sport and Health Science.

In fact, a single bout of exercise immediately reduces ni... Full Page

Shoppers in California will no longer see "sell by" dates on their groceries.

A first-in-the-nation law that took effect July 1 bans the "sell by" labels, which lawmakers say tell retailers how long to display products but say nothing about whether food is safe to eat, reports the Associated Press.

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For decades, artificial sweeteners have been promoted as a healthier alternative to sugar. But new research suggests they may have unexpected effects on your metabolism.

"What makes our analysis notable is that by focusing on non-caloric comparators, we better isolated the direct physiological effects of the sweeteners themselves, not the ... Full Page

Men might benefit if doctors quit referring to low-risk prostate cancer as cancer at all, a new study says.

Referring to the lowest-risk type of prostate cancer — Grade Group 1 (GG1) — as cancer does more harm than good, researchers argued recently in the journal JAMA Oncology.

Renaming GG1 as a precancerous or p... Full Page