The rising number of Americans who are seriously overweight has triggered intense debate among scientists, advocacy groups, federal agencies, insurance companies and drug makers about whether obesity ...

(CBS News) The American Medical Association has officially recognized obesity as a disease, a decision that could change the way physicians and insurance companies deal with the condition. The move, ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers aging to be a natural process. This makes it difficult to get FDA approval for drugs that seek to slow or reverse the biological process of aging.

More than 1 in 3 Americans are obese, and the problem isn't shrinking. The American Medical Association recently voted to classify obesity as a disease, but not everyone likes the decision. Host ...

Now that obesity is a disease, will there be fewer obese people? Don't count on it. According to the American Medical Association, obesity is now officially classified as a disease, which ideally will ...

It is easy to confuse one motor neuron disease for another: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, primary lateral sclerosis, and lower motor neuron disease can all mimic each other. But each has a slightly ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Right now, 5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and that number is expected to exceed 14 million by 2050. While there’s no cure for this common ...

The composition of vitreous is 98% water and 2% structural macromolecules. Early in embryonic development, the molecular constituents of vitreous form a clear, gel-like structure that is adherent to ...

(CBS News) - The American Medical Association has officially recognized obesity as a disease, a decision that could change the way physicians and insurance companies deal with the condition. The move, ...