A just released survey of 679 internists and rheumatologists, chosen at random from a national list, reports that more than half of responding physicians used fake medicines - placebos - to treat patients with tough to treat conditions relying on the placebo effect to make them feel better These physicians are drawing on information that for a given medical condition, it's not unusual for one-third of patients to feel better after being treated with a placebo

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Childhood obesity is rising fast in many countries, and the results from a new study may point to one of the reasons Data from an Australian study found that just over 40% of parents of both underweight and overweight children didn't see a problem with their children's weight

Science has been searching for the connection between weight problems and our brains for a long time now New research points to a gene that could prod people to overeat and gain weight

German scientists just completed a research review regarding the effectiveness of the herb St John's Wort that pooled data from 29 studies involving nearly 5,500 patients with mild to moderately severe depression symptoms

A recent Stress in America survey carried out in September found that 80% of Americans felt that the economy was a significant reason for experiencing stress symptoms in their lives This figure is up from 66% back in April 2008

We all know what puts on weight - too much fattening, calorie-laden food, too little exercise But what if you're doing all the right things

As women, we all know how quick we are to overdo it

You've heard time and time again how good exercise is for you

Is the world really ready for the latest in functional foods - the purple tomato A team out of the John Innes Centre, Norwich is asking us to face just this question as they've developed a new breed of tomato, rich in an antioxidant pigment known as anthocyanin that is believed to offer protection from cancer