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The links between health and marriage or other long-term relationships By Rebecca Felsenthal StewartWebMD Feature It's as traditional as something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue: the conventional wisdom that married people live longer and are healthier than single people.

Naturally Occurring Trans Fats Found in Dairy May Not Increase Heart Risks, Study Finds

see effects in three to six weeks?

smokers need help: counseling, support, medicine need to try numerous times twelve weeks not enough?

Trans fat foods that you should avoid.

IT'S time to step off the scale and get out the tape measure. The size of your waist can tell you far more about the state of your health than the number on a bathroom scale. Studies have linked larger waist sizes to higher risk for heart attack, cancer, diabetes, dementia and even incontinence.

Most physicians think little about prescriptions after they hand them off to their patients. But patients can face shame and humiliation when filling a prescription. Can you solve a medical mystery involving a middle-aged woman with a pulsing noise in her ear and a stabbing pain in her head?

Higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B, , and vitamin E are associated with better mental functioning in the elderly, a new study has found. Researchers measured blood levels of these nutrients in 104 men and women, whose average age was 87.

Teeth and gums reveal the inside story of your overall health. Find out what your dentist knows about you. Opening your mouth is somewhat like cracking open the hood of your car. An expert taking a quick look can get a good sense of what's working, what's not, and what should be tuned up regularly to keep your body's systems up and running at their best.

Gum disease does more than endanger your teeth and gums. It can also lead to and worsen far more dangerous ills. The eyes are the windows to the soul, goes the old saying. In the same way, growing research suggests, your mouth may be a kind of window to much of what happens to the rest of your body.

Are you one of the people who makes a resolution to get fit and lose weight every year? Then, surely you have a game plan to make this year better than the last few, right? It's going to take equal parts motivation, committment and time to make this work, but if you stay focused and motivated it will soon become part of your daily life.

It's not just willpower, or a lack thereof, that makes us overeat and gain weight. Sometimes, it's that sneaky bad habit you developed without even realizing it, like dashing out the door some mornings without breakfast, or munching chips in front of your favorite TV show.

Pump up the produce (not the potatoes). Pick healthy protein sources and whole grains. Drink water instead of sugary drinks. Use healthy plant oils. And stay active. Read five quick tips for following the new Healthy Eating Plate and the Healthy Eating Pyramid. Download: NEW!

For 15 years, Joseph Proietto has been helping people lose weight. When these obese patients arrive at his weight-loss clinic in Australia, they are determined to slim down. And most of the time, he says, they do just that, sticking to the clinic's program and dropping excess pounds.

One of the most common New Year's resolutions is to lose weight or at least eat more healthfully. Several Web sites offer tips and tools for getting there. A Better Food Pyramid: Harvard nutritionists say their revamped food pyramid is based on the latest science and is "unaffected by businesses and organizations with a stake in its messages."

Toddlers Who Have Poor Relationship With Mom May Find Refuge in Food, Researchers Say Dec. 26, 2011 -- Tots who have a poor relationship with their moms are more likely to be obese by the time they turn 15, a new study shows.