A board-certified acupuncture physician uses her weight loss as a positive example for her own patients. ...more

April 1, 2009

A doctor's friendly suggestion was the motivation Todd Allen needed to drop the excess pounds. ...more

March 25, 2009

A Bradenton father used a doll to show investigators how he hit, threw and pulled the arms of his 3-month-old infant out of frustration earlier this week. ...more

January 29, 2009

We're a culture obsessed with buff midsections, so it's no surprise there are plenty of diets targeting a flat belly. ...more

January 10, 2009

I don't know about you, but I've had the same New Year's resolution for the past 35 years. And you know what? Call me wacky, but I'm going to shoot for the moon again. ...more

December 31, 2008

A domesticated macaw that flew up a tree and refuses to come down may survive at least two more days without food or water, a local veterinarian says. ...more

December 8, 2008

Brenda Wiseman took part in the TBO Weight Loss Challenge in January 2007, and has continued to lose weight. ...more

November 20, 2008

Want to lose weight? Try eating. That's one of the strategies being developed by scientists experimenting with foods that trick the body into feeling full. ...more

October 24, 2008

Working out in a group environment helped kick-start her weight-loss program. ...more

September 12, 2008

Women, listen up: More gym time could mean less hassle at your next gynecologist appointment. Compared with women who fit in less than two hours of physical activity a week, if you work out an hour each day (that includes walking time), it could cut your risk of uterine fibroids by 40 percent. That's pretty significant, since fibroids cause trouble in about 25 percent of premenopausal women. (As many as 75 percent of women have these growths, but they don't all cause problems.) ...more

September 6, 2008