You might want to cut down the protein-packing part of your winter fitness plan while you try to get buff for summer. A diet that revolves around protein, especially from animals, could greatly increase your cancer risk and reduce your lifespan, according to two new studies published in the journal Cell Metabolism. (MORE: Do You Live in the Most-Obese State?) The first study examined 6,381 adults over the age of 50. Researchers found that diets with high in protein (20...

A new headband might help ensure that you don’t get a headache the next time lightning strikes or the air pressure changes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cefaly — a headband that looks like something out of Star Trek — and the first marketed medical device to prevent migraine headaches, according to a press release from FDA. (MORE: Can Weather Trigger Migraines?) The device, which will require a prescription, is small, portable and battery powered. It is...

Forty-three years after the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine hit the mainstream, the diseases are still flaring up across the country. Although vaccines exist to prevent these diseases, outbreaks still occur, and in some spots the frequency of these outbreaks is increasing, according to this infectious disease map from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. With this map, America’s problem with preventable outbreaks becomes clear. For example, within only a few years, the number of whooping...