Although obesity is linked to a myriad of negative health effects, there are some obese people who still seem to escape these impacts. But a new study from South Korea suggests that there may be hidden health impacts even in these people with so-called "healthy obesity."

In trying to become the best team in NBA history, the Golden State Warriors banned all sugar during team flights. But when this pursuit of health excellence ensnared their beloved peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, the players revolted and won back their prized snack. And so we learn that even in the quest for sports immorality, food moderation plays a part, too.

While public toilet seats can potentially transmit germs and viruses among users, similar health threats can find their way to us when we come into contact with some common objects, both in the bathroom and around the house.

As if we needed more reasons to indulge in chocolate: Researchers now say the sweet treat is good for expectant mothers and their babies. However, the take-away message is not "Eat chocolate daily for a healthy heart and baby," but rather, "It's OK to enjoy some every once in a while."

So you have to give up something for lent? Don't pick carbs. If you do, expect flu-like symptoms.

They're sweet, and soft, and gooey and ... unbelievably fattening: paczki are everywhere on Fat Tuesday and that's OK.

Cesarean-section-born babies miss out on the beneficial bacteria found in the mothers' vaginas. And some hypothesize that this omission makes these infants more susceptible to various ills. A recent study sought to determine if these bacteria could be swabbed on the C-section baby to deliver the missing benefits.

The California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, a state-run agency that funds stem cell research, is considering funding research on human embryos using a gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9. This could potentially allow for cures to be discovered for devastating inherited diseases.

In 2012, an official federal panel designated routine PSA testing a Grade D: don't do it. Since then, doctors across the board have cut back on it. Not urologists, however. Their use of PSAs has not budged. Why? Simply, with more PSAs, abnormal results increase, and more urological procedures are done.

Researchers have found that regular spicy-food eaters, especially women, lived longer, and that they had a lower cancer risk than spicy-food avoiders. And foods like chili peppers contain the chemical, capsaicin, which, in terms of the debate on how to stay healthy, appears to be a hot item.