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Get in shape at the office with equipment that can, among other things,  turn your work chair into a punching bag — or a balance ball — or add some 'arms' to it so you can set up a resistance training regime.

Diageo, the world's leading distilled spirits, beer and wine company, is supporting a proposal to list nutrition information on alcoholic beverage packaging.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many daily skin creams that claim to provide ultraviolet protection and anti-aging benefits may not have enough of the critical ingredients needed to block UV-A light, according to new research.

Letting consumers know exactly how many calories are in their food might do little to change their eating habits, a new study suggests.

A new cosmetic surgery procedure is cheap and uses only local anesthesia. Sound like a bargain?

Weight loss may have an unwanted side effect, according to a new study in the journal Nature: It may send a flood of environmental pollutants into the bloodstream.

In a critical assessment of the United Nations body she has headed since 2006, Chan described wasteful overlap with other health financiers and said the WHO needed to concentrate on areas where it can make the most impact.

School children would have to hold the fries — and pick up more whole grains, fruits and vegetables — on the lunch line under proposed new federal standards for school lunches.

Taking short breaks from sitting, even for only one minute, might whittle your waistline and improve your heart health, according to a new study.

Whole Foods Market Inc. is starting to roll out a new range of healthier prepared foods, nutritional scorecards and other changes as part of its resolution to lure shoppers who want to get healthy

Send us your questions for Reed Alexander on how to get your kids to love eating, and cooking.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Health clubs, aware that the fitness needs of boomers, people in their 30s and 40s and youths differ, will be offering more age-appropriate workouts in the new year.

Here are tips to camouflage crow's feet, lift your brows, slim a double chin and other makeup tricks that will make you look rested, vibrant and many years younger.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The stress of being exposed to economic insecurity may mean people living in countries with so-called "free market" economies are more likely to become obese, British researchers said on Friday.

Getting rid of facial wrinkles may not be enough to obscure the signs of aging. For a truly youthful look, you'd have to reshape the bones in your face, a study says.