Overweight elderly Americans contribute to financial burdens of the US health care system July 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Being overweight or obese is not only a personal issue that affects one's health but is also a public health issue that impacts other people in society. A new study in the journal Health Services Research reveals that ... | |
Briton fuming over fine for smoking in own van July 25, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A painter and decorator has been fined for breaching Britain's smoking ban -- by puffing on a cigarette in his own van, he said Friday. | |
Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic or hazardous ... | |
US campuses deny trays to hungry students to cut cafeteria costs July 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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The cafeteria tray is being elbowed out of US university canteens as campuses change the way students collect their food and look for savings in tough economic times. | |
New study: Coffee drinkers have slightly lower death rates than people who do not drink coffee June 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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A new study published today in Annals of Internal Medicine has good news for coffee drinkers: Regular coffee drinking (up to 6 cups per day) is not associated with increased deaths in either men or women. In fact, ... | |
Male cyclists risk sexual problems if they don't choose the right bike July 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Men who take up cycling in an effort to stay fit, do their bit for the environment or avoid spiralling motoring costs, could be harming their health if they don't choose the right bicycle. That's the stark warning from consultant ... | |
Love thy neighbor? States that lower drinking age hurt others June 30, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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States currently considering reducing the drinking age aren't doing their neighbors any favors. | |
No-nose bicycle saddles improve penile sensation and erectile function in bicycling police officers August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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An innovative study appearing in the August issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine examined, for the first time, if noseless bicycle saddles would be an effective intervention for alleviating deleterious health effects, ... | |
Black girls who use marijuana engage in riskier sex, have higher STD rate August 05, 2008 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Black girls who use marijuana are more likely to engage in risky sexual acts and contract a sexually transmitted disease, a new study finds. | |
Golf prolongs life May 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Golf can be a good investment for the health, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The death rate for golfers is 40 per cent lower than for other people of the same sex, age ... | |
Prevent a bone break, drink milk to boost calcium June 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Boosting calcium intake by drinking milk could reduce healthy adults' chances of a debilitating bone break. In a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, healthy men and women supplemented ... | |
Study: Spices may protect against consequences of high blood sugar August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 40 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Herbs and spices are rich in antioxidants, and a new University of Georgia study suggests they are also potent inhibitors of tissue damage and inflammation caused by high levels of blood sugar. | |
Herbal extract found to increase lifespan December 05, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant indigenous to the Arctic regions of Europe and Asia increased the lifespan of fruit fly populations, according to a University of California, Irvine study. | |
Secondhand smoke exposure can cause cell damage in 30 minutes May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Exposure to secondhand smoke even for a brief period is injurious to health, a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has found. | |
Head injuries increase after motorcycle helmet law repeal June 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 5
Pennsylvania motorcyclists suffered large increases in head injury deaths and hospitalizations in the two years following the repeal of its motorcycle helmet law, according to a University of Pittsburgh study to be published ... | |
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