Health Topics

There are times when the dining area of a fast food joint looks more like the savage confines of an arctic wolf den with a pack of mangy inhabitants tearing a bloated caribou limb from limb.

Most of us are fully aware that obesity causes all sorts of health problems including diabetes and high blood pressure, but now shocking new research shows that being overweight can actually lead to insanity.

If you’re sedentary, it’s time to get moving — a new study has revealed a lack of physical activity could be as harmful to your health as smoking.

There’s no dispute that the Wanted love their fans. In fact, they love ‘em so much that Nathan Sykes and Tom Parker actually rushed to the aid of a fan who suffered a seizure.

Thanks to some of the best minds of our time, we’re finally being given concrete tips that will help us get over those horrid headaches we experience after a night of partying.

Uh oh. R. Kelly was forced to cancel big time appearances on New York TV shows this week, including ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’ and ‘TODAY,’ in order to return to Chicago to seek medical treatment. RollingStone.com reports that R. is suffering from comp ...

Despite a terrible battle with flesh-eating disease that claimed her left leg, right foot and both hands, Georgia student Aimee Copeland was able to briefly leave her hospital room for the first time in 49 days. And from here, doctors say, her prognosis is good.

Don’t expect to nab a necklace containing Madonna‘s DNA a la Justin Bieber any time soon. The Material Girl is making sure she leaves no skin cells or hair behind. Madge reportedly employs a sterilization team to come in and clean up her dressing rooms after concerts on her current tour, wiping away any traces or remnants of her DNA so that it won’t be stolen. So it’s literally removing the ‘DNA’

There are lots of ways to relieve stress, and it seems whipping out your wallet is among them — not to pay for a visit to your shrink, but to go shopping.

Lady Gaga‘s manager Troy Carter referred to the Mother Monster as a “200 pound toddler” while giving a keynote interview for Music Matters. It was a metaphor and when not taken out of context, he was basically saying that while she’s a huge star, she’s he hasn’t fully made it yet.

Lady Gaga sustained a concussion at her New Zealand show, thanks to an errant stage prop, which was mishandled by one of her dancers, causing it to go crashing into her head while performing. As perhaps a cautionary measure, the ‘Marry the Night’ songstress had an MRI, which revealed that she is fine. Better to be safe than sorry.

Many haters of ‘Jersey Shore,’ ‘Teen Mom 2,’ ’16 and Pregnant’ and ‘Real World’ have always somewhat jokingly said these shows are harming society. Turns out they might be right, at least when young ladies are concerned. A study released on Wednesday by The Parents Television Council (PTC) shows that females in these shows engage in 88 percent of the sexual dialogue and insult each other more than