– A cheap blood test for uric acid can help spot hidden heart trouble. Stanford researchers found people with the highest levels were twice as likely to experience heart failure.

– The IARC considers tanning beds so harmful that it has placed them in its highest cancer-risk category: Carcinogenic to Humans

– A study found dieters who ate whole grain foods lost twice as much abdominal fat as dieters who ate refined flour.

– About half of all men need more vitamin D. An even bigger bummer: A vitamin D deficiency can make it harder for you to lose weight.