Type2 Fitness Blog

Results from a new study suggest that some parts of the Mediterranean diet are more beneficial to good health than others.

A reader asks Joe and Teresa Graedon about the flu-like symptoms he experienced when he began taking the statin Lipitor, symptoms that stopped after his doctor took him off the cholesterol drug.

According to a new study, orthopedic surgeons are less likely to recommend joint replacement surgery for patients who are morbidly obese, and researchers say the surgeons’ unwillingness to do so is not justified.

According to a new Canadian study, being overweight–but not obese–may help people live longer.

Patients are full of complaints about their doctors, but many doctors feel the same way about some of their patients.

Patients are full of complaints about their doctors, but many doctors feel the same way about some of their patients.

There are a few endurance athletes for
whom regular athletic training will increase the risk of cardiac
arrhythmias and even sudden death, especially among those in
middle-age or who have a pre-existing cardiac disease.

There are a few endurance athletes for
whom regular athletic training will increase the risk of cardiac
arrhythmias and even sudden death, especially among those in
middle-age or who have a pre-existing cardiac disease.

According to a new study, patients who have routine blood tests done by their primary care physician often are never informed about the results.

A study discussed at the American Diabetes Association meeting suggests that patients who do their research on finding the least expensive meds may save thousands of dollars per year.