"Healthy" waist may be a bit bigger for black women....When I saw this Reuters story my first thought was one of intense skepticism (full disclosure — I am a black woman). So you can imagine my ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among postmenopausal Korean women with stable chest pain undergoing elective, invasive coronary angiography, ...

New research involving nearly 140,000 postmenopausal women reveals that measuring waist circumference alongside body mass index modestly improves the ability to predict mortality risk in older women.

A larger-than-ideal waist is not only less than great for fitting into your clothes, it also has health risks, according to Craig Peters, a cardiologist with HonorHealth. Waist measurement has an even ...

A slim waist and normal weight are usually associated with better health outcomes, but that's not always the case with heart failure patients, according to a new study. Researchers found that in both ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The definition of a 'healthy' waistline may have a bit more wiggle room for African-American women than for white women, a new study suggests. As it stands, men are ...