Samantha Bonar

Drinking one or two alcoholic drinks daily may curb bone loss in women, according to a new study. The effect is so marked that taking just a two-week break from booze hastened bone decline, WebMD reports. Researchers at the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University......

New Jersey-based meatball-maker Buona Vita Inc. is recalling nearly 325,000 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat meat and poultry products due to possible Listeria contamination, CBS News reports. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Saturday that the recalled products included frozen meatballs (just about every kind......

Any bleary-eyed 9-to-5er can vouch for coffee's miraculous qualities. But while java is keeping your face from slamming into your keyboard, it also might be protecting you from skin cancer (should you have the opportunity to step outside). A recent study has found that people who drink three or more......

If you think you're doing your health a favor by forgoing blue cheese or ranch dressing in favor of vinaigrette on your salad, you may be needlessly depriving yourself. According to a new study, fat is necessary for your body to process the vitamins and nutrients in vegetables, especially carotenoids,......

In case you were wondering what Regis and Kelly, Dr. Drew, Alex Trebek and Cookie Monster will be noshing on at the 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards presentation at the Beverly Hilton this Saturday afternoon (airing at 5 p.m. PT on HLN), here is the rundown. (If you are a......

Enough, Chicken Charlie. You have crossed all lines of good taste and common decency with deep-fried cereal. Charlie Boghosian, aka Chicken Charlie, is the evil mastermind responsible for the arterial onslaught at fairs throughout Southern California over the last few years. He started with deep-fried Oreos, and by last summer......

In Sweden, Norway and Finland, "Midsommar" -- celebrated the weekend closest to June 24 -- is an especially important holiday that's steeped in tradition and rivals Christmas in popularity. It marks the start of the summer season and celebrates joy and romance with maypole dancing, girls wearing bright floral wreaths,......

Not only can coffee keep you more awake and alert during the day, it may keep your brain functioning longer over your entire life (which it might also prolong, as we reported earlier). New research suggests that drinking about three cups of coffee per day might stave off Alzheimer's disease......

The Walt Disney Co. announced yesterday that it will ban some junk food ads on its television channels, radio stations and websites aimed at children by 2015, Reuters reports. Disney also is starting its own "Mickey Check" label for food it deems to be nutritious, to help promote certain healthier......

Domino's, we may have wronged you. Last month, we wrote about the pizza chain's new "gluten-free" crust, and how the company added a bunch of disclaimers to that description, including saying the new pizza "was not recommended for people with celiac disease." Although the pizza was made with gluten-free ingredients,......