A government advisory committee is keeping a close eye on an inhaled form of insulin, designed to help millions of people with diabetes who currently rely on injections to control their blood sugar.

According to documents released by the Food and Drug Administration, chief concerns involve long-term effects on the lungs, as well as the safety of its use among smokers or sufferers of lung disease

A government advisory committee is keeping a close eye on an inhaled form of insulin, designed to help millions of people with diabetes who currently rely on injections to control their blood sugar.

According to documents released by the Food and Drug Administration, chief concerns involve long-term effects on the lungs, as well as the safety of its use among smokers or sufferers of lung disease

Hypnosis is now being used as a tool to help dieters fight temptation against food cravings.

In a nation where two-thirds of the population is overweight or obese, hypnotherapists say they're seeing more patients desperate for a way to control their eating

Obesity rates rose last year in every state but Oregon, with the highest percentage of obese adults in Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, Louisiana and Tennessee.

The advocacy group, Trust for America's Health, says data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the percentage of obese adults for 2002-04 stand at 22.7 percent nationally. The percentage for the previous cycle, 2001-03, was 22 percent, The Associated Press reports

The Denver coroner's office performs an autopsy on the body of 23-year-old Thomas Herrion, the 49ers offensive lineman who collapsed Saturday in the Niners' locker room following the team's preseason game.

He was subsequently rushed to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead