MONDAY, July 23, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Continually progressing keeps exercise interesting and further increases your fitness level. Here are five fun ideas to keep challenging yourself. Identify an area of weakness, like a muscle group you want to tone or a fitness skill you’d like to have. You mightContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 23, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Black men in the United States have higher rates of aggressive prostate cancer than other males. Now, a $26.5 million study is underway to figure out why. The U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Prostate Cancer Foundation have launched the study toContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 23, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The cost of treatment for early stage breast cancer can be devastating for many patients, but they get little guidance or help from their doctors, a new study suggests. “We have made a lot of progress in breast cancer treatment, which is wonderful.Continue Reading
MONDAY, July 23, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Gluten-free foods are one of the latest nutritional trends, with many parents assuming foods with a gluten-free label are healthier than foods with gluten. But new research says that’s just not true, unless your child truly must avoid gluten — a protein foundContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 23, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Chemicals used to preserve, package and enhance food can harm children’s health, a leading pediatricians’ group says. A growing mound of scientific evidence has linked these chemicals to changes in children’s hormone systems, which can alter their normal development and increase their riskContinue Reading
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(HealthDay News) — Getting enough daily exercise can help prevent obesity, which increases a person’s risk of developing cancer, the U.S. National Cancer Institute says. The institute mentions how physical activity can lower your risk of developing cancer: Exercise contributes to lower levels of hormones, such as insulin and estrogen,Continue Reading
(HealthDay News) — The average American gets more than 200 calories a day from sugary drinks, Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health says. That’s more than four times the average amount in 1965. The thirst for sugary drinks is contributing to the diabetes and obesity epidemics, the schoolContinue Reading
SUNDAY, July 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Dementia strikes about one in 13 lesbian, gay or bisexual seniors in the United States, a new study finds. “Current estimates suggest that more than 200,000 sexual minorities in the U.S. are living with dementia, but — before our study — almost nothingContinue Reading
SUNDAY, July 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Your age doesn’t determine how long you’ll live after a dementia diagnosis, new research contends. “These findings suggest that, despite all efforts, and despite being younger and perhaps physically ‘healthier’ than older people, survival time in people with young-onset dementia has not improvedContinue Reading