A study done by Tufts University in Boston reveals eating dark chocolate lowers high blood pressure and stabilizes insulin levels as well as improve blood vessel function in patients.

Dr. Jeffrey B. Blumber says, "The findings do not suggest that people with high blood pressure should eat lots of dark chocolate in lieu of other important blood pressure-reduction methods, such as medication and exercise. Rather, we are identifying specific flavonoids that can have a benefit on blood pressure and insulin sensitivity

Researchers report that dark chocolate may help lower blood pressure.

The study shows compounds found in chocolate, called flavonoids, can help blood vessels work more smoothly, with the possibility of reducing heart disease

When researchers observed adolescent girls, they noted that there was a doubling in the rate of excess weight and obesity in girls who had a pronounced decline in physical activity during the transition from childhood to adolescence.

Over 9 million young people in the United States aged 6-19, or 16 percent, are considered overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia

Dutch researchers say that obese men may be less physically fit than obese women, due to the fact they are more likely to have diabetes or pre-diabetes, and tend to have more abdominal fat.

A study of 56 obese men and women, awaiting weight-reduction surgery, showed the women in the group were better able to tolerate exercise. The team at Hospital Reinier de Graaf in Groep, in the Netherlands, found this could probably be explained by the way body fat is distributed

A California woman is suing a hospital for wrongful death because her husband fainted and suffered a fatal injury after helping delivery room staff give her a pain-killing injection.

Jeanette Passalaqua, 32, filed the suit against Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Southern California Permanente Medical Group Inc. in San Bernardino County state court last week