Objective: To investigate whether physical fitness is decreased in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) in comparison to matched healthy controls because low physical fitness has been shown to be associated with metabolic syndrome or autonomic dysfunction. Cardiovascular morbidity and

Objective: To assess blood pressure (BP) reactivity as recently separated adults completed a laboratory task asking to mentally reflect on their relationship experiences. Marital separations and the experience of divorce are associated with increased risk for early mortality and poor

Objective: To investigate whether black and white adults benefit similarly from perceived social support in relation to blood pressure (BP) dipping during sleep.Methods: The Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL, 12-item version), which measures the perceived availability of several types of

Objective: To examine whether socioeconomic status (SES) (education, occupation, income), is associated both cross sectionally and prospectively with circulating concentrations of a) two correlates of oxidative damage, F2-isoprostanes (F2-IsoPs) and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT); and b) antioxidant nutrients (ascorbic acid and carotenoids).

Objective: To confirm the association of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) with high allostatic load (AL) level, examine the association of subsyndromal CFS with AL level, and investigate the effect of depression on these relationships and the association of AL with

A clinical trial has demonstrated that HIV-infected adults in a resource-limited setting are more likely to survive if they start antiretroviral therapy (ART) before their immune systems are severely compromised.

The Royal College of Obstetricians has advised women to have their children by the age of 35. Spare us the hectoring says Bryony Gordon.

Sleepwalker Anna Ryan put on nine stone by eating without realising during nightly trips to the fridge.

In this week's Lifeclass Lesley Garner advises a desperate reader on how to make the most of her newfound freedom.

When Clare Balding one of the BBC's most highprofile sports presenters was told she had cancer earlier this year she was determined not to let the illness interfere with the job she adores.

Steve Jobs founder of the computer firm behind the iPhone and iPod has received a liver transplant it has emerged.

Dance troupe The Company of Elders have a collective age of almost 2000.

A new book says that children today need to get outside more and parents should let them play without being watched over

These risk factors include abdominal obesity , elevated triglycerides , high blood pressure , elevated blood sugar and a poor ratio of good-to-bad cholesterol .

Category: Health NewsCreated: 6/19/2009 7:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/19/2009

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved what appears to be the first artificial ankle that allows range of motion in the joint.

Researchers from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil found that human fallopian tubes are rich in mesenchymal stem cells. The team isolated and grew these cells in a laboratory and differentiated them into muscle , fat, cartilage and bone

Category: Health NewsCreated: 6/19/2009 7:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/19/2009

Andy Murray is playing down his chances of winning Wimbledon as the hype grows around the British number one.Murray won his first grass tournament at the weekend as he became the first British player in over seventy years to be

Rafael Nadal is planning to play an exhibition match at the end of the week to assess his knee injury.After his shock fourth round exit at the French Open last month the world number one travelled to Barcelona to have