Want to get healthy? Exercise 7 minutes a week
Rigorous workouts lasting as little as three minutes may help prevent diabetes by helping control blood sugar, British researchers said on Wednesday.
Aspirin ‘could cut liver damage’
A dose of aspirin may be able to prevent liver damage caused by paracetamol or heavy drinking, suggest researchers.
Weight control program ups diabetics’ well being
People with type 2 diabetes show improvements in their physical and mental health-related quality of life after a year of participation in a weight management program, a report out this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows.
Eating Less May Not Extend Human Life: Caloric Restriction May Benefit Only Obese Mice
For lean mice – and possibly for lean humans, the authors of a new study predict – the anti-aging strategy known as caloric restriction may be a pointless, frustrating and even dangerous exercise.
Sex drive link to prostate cancer
Men who are more sexually active in their 20s and 30s may run a higher risk of prostate cancer, research suggests.
One in five men at risk of drinking problem
At least one in five men in developed countries are at risk of abusing or becoming dependent on alcohol during their lifetimes, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.
Smoking Linked to More Than Lung Cancer
It is widely accepted that tobacco smoke causes most lung cancer deaths. A new study shows that tobacco smoke — including secondhand smoke — may also contribute to non-lung cancers more than previously thought.
Staying calm ‘prevents dementia’
People who are more laid back are less likely to develop dementia in old age, a study has suggested.
Research published in the journal Neurology asked 500 healthy elderly people to fill out questionnaires about their personalities.
First heart attacks becoming less severe: U.S. study
First heart attacks are less likely to kill people in the United States than they used to be, helped by better prevention efforts and better treatments, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Serious infections rising in U.S. children: study
Children in the United States increasingly are developing serious head and neck infections with a drug-resistant type of “superbug” bacteria called MRSA, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
