Is Diabetes A Surgical Condition?

Is Diabetes A Surgical Condition?

A new patient sits across from me in the exam room, confused and frustrated at her lack of progress trying to lose weight for the last 30 years. 200 pounds too heavy, diagnosed with type 2 diabetes,…
Spines Of Boys And Girls Differ At Birth

Spines Of Boys And Girls Differ At Birth

Looking at measurements of the vertebrae - the series of small bones that make up the spinal column - in newborn children, investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles found that differences…
Fatherhood Makes Men Fat

Fatherhood Makes Men Fat

All those leftover pizza crusts you snatch from your kids' plates add up. Men gain weight after they become fathers for the first time whether or not they live with their children, reports a large,…