Lose the weight and keep it off!
Being a sort of taskmistress (which I take great delight in confessing), I'm in almost daily email or telephone contact with the Health section's weight-loss challenger, Tanica Plummer. Usually, my contacts are under the guise of 'just keeping in touch'...

Polycystic ovaries and weight gain
Women often visit my office with concerns about menstruation. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a fairly common cause of menstrual irregularities and it affects almost seven per cent of women. A woman has PCOS if she does not ovulate regularly and has excess...

Scientific ways to lose weight
A body-fat level above the safe percentage can increase the risk for many health conditions. If excess fat is mainly visceral (that is, internal organs compared to subcutaneous), it can lead to medical conditions ...

Tanny's exercise prescription
Warm up : Walk at a medium pace for two minutes, swing your arms alternately to make small circles and increase the size of the circles as you continue to walk. Walk for another two minutes on the balls of your feet and stretch your arms upwards alternately as you walk...

Questions grow along with number of procedures
Chicago Tribune, LONDON (MCT): Karin Cohn carries a genetic defect that led a half-dozen members of her family to develop early breast or ovarian cancer. She firmly supports allowing families like hers to screen embryos...