Drinking wine could cut the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. New research involving 1,445 people, aged 65 to 84 years old, suffering from mild cognitive impairment, indicated that taking a glass of wine a day could significantly delay progression of dementia or the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

According to lead researcher Vincenzo Solfizzi of the University of Bari in Italy, this study backs up other observations that "drinking moderate amounts of alcohol may protect the brains from stroke and vascular dementia

Physically fit men and women who were overweight or obese had a lower risk of death than those who were of normal weight but had low fitness levels, according to researchers at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health.

The 12-year Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study at the Cooper Clinic in Dallas, Texas, found that adults over age 60 who died were older, had lower fitness levels, were fatter and had more cardiovascular risk factors than survivors

A doctor, who heads a government-sponsored study in Japan said Monday, that people, especially older women, who regularly eat traditional Japanese-soy-based food regularly, reduced the risks of heart disease.

In the research, it showed that soybeans, which was eaten as tofu, miso soup or "natto", a Japanese fermented beans, contained high level of isoflavones, a natural and good source of estrogen, which is similar to the female hormone

The high-fat, high-protein and low-carbohydrate Atkins diet of eggs, meat and cheese may put the followers at risk for heart disease in just one month, a new study suggests.

Researchers at the University of Maryland say the popular diet raises your "bad" cholesterol and damages the blood vessels thus increasing the risk of heart disease

A popular brand of high-end poker chips, used in many casinos and sold at retail to gamblers, may contain dangerous levels of lead, Arizona health regulators warned.

The potential contamination of lead was first detected by an independent investigation by ABC affiliate KNXV-TV in 200 of the Phoenix Paulson brand chips. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA's) legal limit is .06 percent in paint and the swabs showed all had levels of surface lead exceeding the EPA limit of 0.06 percent