News results: "physical activity" |
|
 |
|
Viral infections carry lingering heart risks
Exercise usually helps strengthen the heart but after a bout of flu or another viral...
|
Soy Intake during Childhood May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
A study involving Asian-American women appearing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers...
|
Eat Less Red or Processed Meat! Live Longer!
Eating too much red meat might put you at risk of dying early from cancer, heart disease and...
|
Women Who Enjoy Coffee Have Lower Stroke Risk
Women who enjoy coffee on daily basis have a lower risk of stroke, according to a study to be...
|
Vitamin Pills Show Little Benefit in Reducing Heart Disease Risk
Multivitamins taken on daily basis don’t seem to lower the risk of developing heart...
|
Regular Physical Activity, a Balanced Diet Help Diabetes Patients Keep the Disease under Control
A balanced diet, with plenty of fruits and vegetables, regular and sustained exercise can slow...
|
Physical Activity May Cut Colon Cancer Risk
Many studies have shown that physical activity helps the body get rid of extra pounds, thus...
|
Brain-training Exercises Don’t Delay Alzheimer’s Onset
A new study says that there is no evidence to support the theory that brain exercise programmes...
|
Multivitamins Are Far From Bringing So Much Benefits
According to a new study, taking a multivitamin does not help you reduce your risk of developing...
|
Multivitamins Are Not Associated with a Reduced Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women
Multivitamins failed in preventing cardiovascular disease or cancer in postmenopausal women,...
|
Study Finds Heart Rate At Rest Very Important For Heart Disease Evolution
A study of postmenopausal women has released some interesting conclusions. It looks like a...
|
Wear Red Campaign Raises Heart Disease Awareness
February is American Heart Month, a time to think about all those simple steps that you can...
|
If You Suffer From Diabetes You Don’t Have to Exercise Your Hear Out After All
Rather than slaving away for hours in the gym, people should focus their attention on quick...
|
Even A Few Extra Pounds Increase Heart Failure Risk
Not only obese, but also overweight people are exposed to a higher risk of heart failure, compared...
|
New Ratings System for U.S. Nursing Homes
Federal officials hope the new rating system for nursing homes across the country will put...
|
FDA Wants More Study for Diabetes Drugs to Better Asses for Heart Risks
More than a year after GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s Avandia was linked to higher risk of heart...
|
Deaths Caused By Heart Attacks, Strokes Decline But For How Long?
Deaths caused by heart attacks and strokes have declined by about 30 percent since 1999 most...
|
Gene Variant May Predispose Children to Craving for Junk Food
A gene variation may play a significant role in the control of food intake and food choices,...
|
Americans Don’t Exercise Enough
One of the biggest health risks that the United States face at the moment is obesity. In a recent...
|
One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Physical Activity
A report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention found that approximately...
|
Inactivity in Depressed Heart Patients Increases Cardiac Risk
Depression is one of the issues today’s world faces and tries
to overcome. Scientists have shown...
|
Your Beauty Sleep, Your Ticket To A Life Without Cancer
According to a new study led by James McClain of the National Cancer Institute, practicing regular...
|
Too Little Sleep May Boost Cancer Risk
U.S. researchers claim that a proper diet and exercise enhance body weight and physical function in...
|
CDC: Huntington, W. Virginia Is the Unhealthiest City in the US
A new report released by the US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention places Huntington,
...
|
Study Fails To Find Benefits Of Exercise In Heart Failure Patients
A recent study on the benefits of physical exercise in patients with heart failure has failed to...
|
Staying Active Helps Heart Failure Patients As Well
“Be
active!” is not a message that we hear for the first time. Health care
providers and not only...
|
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Hand in Hand
When you look at the list of risk factors
for developing type 2 diabetes you may see that there...
|
CDC: The Rate of New Cases of Type 2 Diabetes Has Doubled in 10 Years
According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of new...
|
Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure
Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and
Drug Administration to ban...
|
Obesity, Sedentary Life Blamed For Soaring Rates Of Diabetes In The South
The rate of new cases of diabetes almost doubled in the US in
the past ten years, fueled by...
|
|
 |
Specials
|
Cut Back on Red, Processed Meat Intake in Order to Live Longer
Doctors always advise patients to consume lots of fruits, vegetables and white meat in order to...
|
Multivitamins Benefit against Cancer Questioned Once Again
Multivitamins taken on daily basis don’t seem to lower the risk of developing cancer in...
|
Kids Who Need Vitamins Less Likely To Get Them
A study appearing in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine reveals that children and...
|
Phelps Says Marijuana Pipe Photo Is Real and Apologizes
Michael Phelps, the man who won more Olympic gold medals than any athlete in the history of the...
|
FDA: Pozen Arthritis Drug Has Good Results On Late-Stage Trial
The Food and Drug Administration accepted the results of a late-stage clinical trial on PN...
|
Gyms Have Special Offers for the New Year! Find a Fitness Club that Fits You
The first week of January is always the busiest time of the year for health clubs. According to...
|
Low-Glycemic Diet Helps Diabetics
People suffering from type 2 diabetes may keep their disease under control if they follow a...
|
Heavy Snorers Burn More Calories at Rest than Non-snorers
People who snore heavily burn more calories
than those who snore lightly, a new research shows....
|
Cancer – A Leader by 2010
The World Health Organization, in a report released this week, warned that new cancer cases and...
|
Cancer To Become World’s Number One Killer By 2010
Cancer will become world’s number one killer by 2010, as the number of people in poorer countries...
|
Brain Waves, a New Tool to Measure Autism Severity
A new study involving MEG (magnetoencephalography)
as a diagnostic tool discovered that certain...
|
Regular Exercise And Sleep Hours Found To Halve Women’s Cancer Risk
Lack of sleep is something common nowadays. Whether it’s
just a movie on our laptop or...
|
Take Your Statins To Prevent Heart Attack!
Half of heart attacks and strokes happen
among apparently healthy men and women with normal or low...
|
Magnetic Field Therapy Said To Help Cure Body's Ills
Munich - Magnetic fields, which are common in our everyday lives but cannot be felt, are also...
|
Migraine Headaches May Diminish Breast Cancer Risk
Women with a history of migraine headaches have a reduced risk of developing breast cancer,...
|
Bullies Enjoy Seeing Others Suffering, Study Indicates
A new study of brain activity reveals that aggressive boys and men may enjoy seeing others in...
|
Vigorous Activity Reduces Breast Cancer Risk by 30%, Study Shows
Vigorous exercise reduces a woman’s breast cancer risk by about 30 percent, according to a new...
|
Vigorous Exercise Found to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Choosing a healthy life means to maintain a balance in everything. It means having a balanced diet...
|
Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!
Whether you’re young or old, you need to keep moving! No
matter you’re doing brisk walks, running...
|
New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Released, Get Moving!
Trying to prevent obesity and thus health problems related
to obesity, the Department of Health...
|
Guidelines Set For Healthy Activity
In fact, forget this article and just turn off the computer and stop working on it, stop playing...
|
Book’s Overweight Character “Teaches” Girls to Lose Weight
As obesity increasingly becomes a global health concern,
researchers try to figure out what we can...
|
Popular Supplements Glucosamine and Chondroitin No Good for Arthritis
Popular dietary supplements – glucosamine and chondroitin
sulfate – proved no better than placebos...
|
AHA Recommends Screening For Depression In All Heart Patients
People suffering from some form of heart disease appear to
be at a higher risk of depression as...
|
US Study: Frequent Running Found To Delay Aging Process
If you want to delay the consequence of aging, you’d better
start running on daily basis according...
|
Texting Could Be Hazardous As Well, Emergency Physicians Warn
It seems that not only talking on the phone while driving is
dangerous resulting in more accidents...
|
It Only Takes An Hour Of Daily Exercise For Women To Get In Shape
Losing weight can be a real pain just thinking about it, but
in fact, a recent study found that it...
|
Obesity In The US Is A Real Problem, Study Says
On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention published the alarming results of...
|
Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk
Men suffering from Vitamin D deficiency appear to be more
predisposed to heart attack, new...
|
Report: San Francisco - The Fittest City in the US
A scientific analysis by the American College of Sports Medicine released at its annual meeting in...
|
|
 |
|
| Photos Gallery |
|
|
 |
|