health/fitness

Poisoning caused by binge drinking -- drinking excessively within a short period. For men, that's five standard-sized alcoholic beverages within two hours. For women, it's four or more standard-sized drinks, which is defined as a 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine or a mixed drink with one shot.

Everybody liked Lynn Gordon Bailey Jr. He was smart, funny, handsome, a gifted athlete and a talented performer. In his senior year at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts, "Gordie" was co-captain of the varsity football team and started on defense for the school's New England championship lacrosse team.

As men age, their testosterone levels naturally drop.

But for some men, the male sex hormone may sink so low that they not only lose all interest in sex, but suffer more falls, have memory problems and experience anemia.

A new national study will explore whether applying testosterone gel to the abdomen, torso or upper arms can reverse those effects.

Most women who want to lose weight just want to fit into a smaller dress or pair of jeans. But not Linda Ann Spurza of Lutz, Fla. She lost weight so she could live longer.

Just before Thanksgiving, officials of the international drug company Novartis will be joined by a gaggle of local, state and federal officials in a business park on the edge of Holly Springs, N.C.

A spoonful of hope might not be the best medicine, according to a new study that asserts that optimism can actually be harmful to mental health.

Strength doesn't come from the arms, back, chest or even legs. It comes from the core. Every sport, from tennis to tae kwon do, relies on the major muscle rectus abdominis, better known as "the abs."

That extra hour of sleep last weekend doesn't begin to make a dent in tired for most Americans.

Richard Huhn drove his uncle's flashy 1929 Buick when he was just 12.

Years later, assigned to the Army motor pool in World War II, he chauffeured officers in France, Belgium and Germany. "I drove down the main street in Paris," he remembers.

Now 94, his vision severely impaired, Huhn doesn't drive anymore. His ophthalmologist insisted he quit about four years ago.

A video of a cheerleader supposedly crippled after getting the H1N1 flu vaccine has received almost a million hits on the Internet.

It's driving doctors crazy, as they insist the vaccine is safe and anti-vaccine preachers are plain wrong.