By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) -Hundreds of World Health Organization officials will join donors ...

Centre of Precision Health visiting PhD scholar Ms Debora Barbosa Ronca found that people with excess weight are more likely ...

A study by ‘The Lancet’ indicates that adolescent health will be a challenge for countries due to the rise of several ...

As elective body sculpting operations increase, public health officials stress reasonable methods of weight control.

New studies reveal that both the public and healthcare providers often overlook social connection as a key factor in physical health, even though loneliness rivals smoking and obesity in health risks.

Poor mental health, rising obesity rates, exposure to violence and climate change are among the key challenges facing our adolescents today, according to a global report.

The World Health Organization has classified obesity as a chronic disease and determined that it is reaching epidemic proportions globally. Closer to home, the state Department of Health says ...

Authors of a recent Lancet report argue that obesity should not just be seen as a risk factor for other diseases - but in some cases, should be seen as a disease itself. The position could change how ...

LONDON/GENEVA, May 19 (Reuters) - Hundreds of World Health Organization officials will ... new vaccines and treatments for conditions from obesity to HIV will remain a priority.