Obesity costs U.S. employers millions of dollars each year in higher employee health costs. A study published in the March Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine finds obesity is responsible for just over 2 percent of all diagnosed medical claims dollars for men, and just under 3 percent for women.

Of 10 lifestyle health risks considered, obesity was by far the most costly -- accounting for approximately 14 percent of lifestyle-related health costs for men and 25 percent for women

With medicine and technology advancing in break neck speeds, many people at risk for cholesterol related disorders still aren't getting treatment.

According to a study conducted by the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, even though treatment for cholesterol disorders may reduce the risk of heart and blood vessel disease by about 30 percent over five years, many at-risk people aren't getting proper treatment

Genetic and environmental factors are key in the risk of developing alcoholism, according new findings.

For women, however, childhood stress in general appeared to contribute to alcoholism risk, and women with a nervous, anxious personality were more likely to have an alcohol problem than calmer women, according to the report

A Thai prostitute was spared a caning penalty after doctors told authorities that "he" had actually become a "she".

Mongkon Pusuwan, accused of dealing drugs, was previously identified in a passport as a male. However, a doctor confirmed for the Thai court that Pusuwan had undergone a sex change operation and was officially a female

Women who have had a heart attack should get as much survival benefit as men from implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), devices designed to monitor the heart's pumping rhythm and shock it back to normal when needed.

ICDs are designed to counter arrhythmias, electrical malfunctions that throw the heart out of rhythm and are a major cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in 450,000 Americans each year