San Diego: Being sedentary for too long during the day may be a risk factor for chronic kidney disease, according to a study presented recently here at ASN Kidney Week-2015.

Washington: Television programs and commercials displaying fast food consumption that target young people are on the rise. While experts agree that television can entertain and inform, most TV programs and advertisements portray no negative consequences of fast food consumption. 

Washington: Do your neighbors have their house lights on? Is their walk shoveled? Are the newspapers and mail piling up? You might want to knock on the door and check on them, says Debbie Jansky, assistant manager, Gottlieb Home Health & Hospice.

National Diabetes Month, observed each year in November, is a time for communities across the country – and the world – to renew and reinforce their fight against diabetes and encourage action to change the life style to reduce its impact.

Singapore: Scientists from Nanyang Technological University have successfully used dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer cells.

San Francisco: To determine whether healthy food could help low-income people better control their diabetes, a pilot study by UC San Francisco and Feeding America tracked nearly 700 people at food banks in California, Texas and Ohio over two years.