We are a world obsessed with numbers when it comes to health and wellness. “Drink eight glasses of water per day; women should weigh 120 pounds; eat 1,200 calories if you want to lose weight.” But how ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Each year at my physical, my health care professional tells me what my blood pressure, cholesterol and heart rate numbers are during the appointment. What do those numbers mean for ...

DETROIT – Do you remember your childhood address? Your best friend’s birthday? Some numbers are just ingrained in our brains, but when it comes to numbers that impact our health, a new survey finds ...

Which health numbers matter most as you age? The number most people remember from their last physical is total cholesterol. That number includes HDL, the protective kind, so it is possible to have a ...