South Carolina — Despite having lower amounts of coronary artery calcification, African Americans are at increased risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular events compared with Caucasians. Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, S.C. suggests that increased levels of non-calcified plaque, which consists of buildups of soft deposits deep in […]

The International Diabetes Federation in association with millions of people all over the world will celebrate World Diabetes Day on Sunday, November 14, 2010. The campaign is celebrated each year to bring awareness and advocacy for diabetes.

From CNN.com A family of four has lost more than 300 pounds after they realized it was time for a change. The Coles family is featured on TLC’s reality show “One Big Happy Family.”

VIA: Men’sFitness.Com Translated: Fre Flo Do will kick your butt. All exercises take place on a tortuous contraption Clarke created called the Launchpad. “It looks like something out of the Jetsons,” he confesses. Think of a treadmill with no hand supports or digital display. Oh yeah, it also rotates. “It puts people in a freaky […]