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The best exercise advice I ever got was from my big sister. No, it wasn't when I was 8 years old and she suggested I run for my...

Several factors, such as older age and high weight gain, are known risk factors for pre-eclampsia and other pregnancy-related blood pressure disorders. Now a new report suggests that social factors - including living in a rural county - may also increase the risk of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), according to research presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 41st Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Individuals who are obese face certain risks when donating their kidneys, but their kidney function remains strong one year later, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 41st Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As the waiting list for kidney transplants grows, transplant centers are working to facilitate more live donor transplantations.

Widespread prejudice directed at obese children and adults is the theme of a special supplement to the November issue of Obesity. The supplement, devoted exclusively to bias and prejudice toward obese persons, and the emergence of new science on this significant social problem, was funded by Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity.

Psychologists say our "self talk" or "internal dialogue" can make or break a fitness routine. The problem is that many people simply aren't aware of how destructive their thoughts are.