HEALTH

Nicotine patches as a quit-smoking aid have two advantages. The good news is that nicotine patches have now been shown to combat memory loss in elderly people and those who have stopped smoking. According to a study published in the current issue of Neurology, published by the American Academy of Neurology, wearing a nicotine patch could help people with mild cognitive or memory impairment.

Weight Watchers spokesman Charles Barkley was caught mocking his weight loss program on air during the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks basketball game Thursday when he thought the microphone was turned off. But the Weight Watchers thing is a bigger scam, Weight Watchers spokesman Barkley said on air.

Nguyen Duy Hai, 31, is in stable condition after a tumor twice his weight was removed from his right leg. The operation, headed by U.S. surgeon McKay McKinnon, successfully removed the tumor after 12 hours in the OR. But how did the tumor get to be that size? According to McKinnon, Hai has neurofibromatosis, a disease that causes disfiguring tumors to form on nerves throughout the body.

The Darth Vader burger and two other Star Wars-themed burgers have left many wondering what ingredients exactly comprises them. But now, questions of the burgers' makeup have been answered, according to a Monday press release from Quick, the French fast food chain promoting the burgers in conjunction with the Feb. 8, 2012 premiere of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D.

Top celebrity weight loss stories from Snooki, Kim Kardashian and more as inspiration for a healthier you in 2012.

Wavering already? Not to worry, here are10 destinations to help keep those New Year's resolutions on track.

Pharmaceutical company Novartis issued a recall on Sunday for a number of its over-the-counter drugs, namely Excedrin and Bufferin, due to mislabeled and broken pills. Here is a full list of the products being recalled by Novartis.

Routine screening for prostate cancer may not help lower the number of deaths caused by the condition. Research conducted at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, has indicated that any amount of testing for the ailment among men in their fifties or sixties will have no impact on the death rate.

Recently, Quick has been promoting on an international scale with an advertisement for the release of three new burgers in conjunction with the premiere of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D. The Dark Vador burger may just be the genius gimmick Quick needs to generate more revenue.

Let's face it, not all diets work. Nor do all diets work for the same people. A weight loss plan that works for a friend or family member does not necessarily guarantee the same positive results for you. Is the DASH diet, named the number one plan of 2012, right for you? Or are you more suited for a well-known plan like Weight Watchers? Here's a breakdown of both diet plans with pros and cons, so you can choose for yourself.

Loss of memory and other cognitive functions in humans may start as young as 45, according to new research.

It's good news, said Jemal on ABC News, But there's more room for improvement, more room to accelerate progress in reducing cancer death rates.

Girl Scout Cookie launches its new flavor of the season “Savannah Smiles. The lemon-flavored Savannah Smile will mark the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts and will join the classics such as Thin Mints, Samoas and Do-Si-Dosa.

French fast food chain Quick is commemorating the upcoming premiere of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D by launching a line of Star Wars-themed burgers, including a Darth Vader burger, the Dark Vador, according to reports.

For the third straight year, McDonald's is making America look big (in every sense of the word) with the release of four new Big America burgers in Japan.

Weight Watchers was named the best weight-loss diet by the U.S. News and World Report. The diet was also named the easiest to follow and the best commercial diet plan. Here are five things to know about the number one diet for losing weight in 2012.

Republican presidential frontrunner Rick Santorum is known for his extreme views and outrageous statements on various issues, from health care to foreign policy. Unfortunately for him, there are times his statements look ridiculous, either because he misinterprets facts or ignores them.

The number of twins born in the United States has doubled in the last three decades largely as a result of fertility treatments, with one in 30 infants born in 2009 a twin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.

It could be that the act of writing down values and beliefs is the next big fat-buster, as part of a mental diet strategy.

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) has been announced the winner of the Best Diet Plan of 2012 by the U.S. News and World Report. The list this year also included the easiest diets to follow and other popular diets in various categories. Check out 5 crucial reasons why DASH is a top-ranked diet...

Actor Nick Cannon has been hospitalized in Colorado for mild kidney failure, his wife Mariah Carey shared on Twitter on Wednesday. But what exactly is this illness that had placed Cannon in the hospital?

Researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden published a study that shows that gastric bypass cuts the risk of death from heart attack and strokes

Carnie Wilson recently made her debut on the reality-television show Celebrity Wife Swap, trading places with actress Tracey Gold.

Scientists have discovered a single gene that could provide vital clues to treating age-related hearing disabilities affecting approximately 50 percent of people over the age of 60, across the world.

Along with mother's cooking and the family dog, regular exercise is too often among the childish things young adults leave behind when they make the move from home to college.

A new study has linked physical activity to academic performance in children, a finding that could trigger action in the right direction, given the decline in physical activities in most schools.

South Korea has taken a major step to ending an eight-year-old ban on imports of Canadian beef, Canada's agriculture and trade ministers said on Friday.

The H5N1 strain of the flu is extremely dangerous, killing up to 60 percent of people who contract it.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in a joint statement, have confirmed there is no need to recall the powdered infant formula manufactured by Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. The agencies tested sealed cans of the Enfamil formula and found no traces of the Cronobacter contamination it was reported to have.