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18 Dec
Are Americans Listening to the Warnings About Sitting Too Much?
More than 1 in 4 adults admit sitting for more than 8 hours a day.
17 Dec
Organic Food and Cancer Risk
Eating more organic foods may lower the risk of cancer.
14 Dec
Brain Teasers and Mental Decline
Do crossword puzzles and chess really help keep your memory sharp as you age?
TUESDAY, Dec. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- If you have high blood pressure, hitting the gym may be as helpful as taking drugs to lower your numbers, researchers say.
There's "compelling evidence that combining endurance and dynamic resistance training was effective in reducing [blood pressure]," according to the authors of a new report...
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TUESDAY, Dec. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Electronic cigarette users take in lower levels of potentially harmful compounds than smokers, a new study shows.
But e-cigarette users are exposed to much higher levels of these compounds than people who don't use the devices and don't smoke.
"The findings are striking, because we n...
- Robert Preidt
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TUESDAY, Dec. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Folks feeling lonely as the holidays approach have a lot of company, a new study suggests.
Loneliness appears to be widespread among Americans, affecting three out of every four people, researchers have found.
Further, loneliness appears to spike at specific times during adulthood. Y...
- Dennis Thompson
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TUESDAY, Dec. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Having a stronger heart after being hospitalized for heart failure may not translate into a better outcome, new research suggests.
Levels of physical and mental decline were similar among patients with weaker or stronger hearts, and surprisingly, those with stronger hearts had higher rates of ...
- Robert Preidt
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TUESDAY, Dec. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Getting rid of candy and chips at the supermarket checkout could lead to a dramatic reduction in junk food consumption, researchers say.
"Changing what food is displayed at checkouts seems to have an impact on what customers buy. It could also have an impact on what they eat, but we can't be ...
- Steven Reinberg
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TUESDAY, Dec. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Potentially addictive opioid painkillers are often prescribed for chronic pain, but they actually work only slightly better than placebo pills, a new review shows.
The analysis, of 96 clinical trials, found that on average, opioids made only a small difference for people with conditions like o...
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