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Non-smokers live longer, healthy life - Study

Non-smokers have longer life with lesser chances of getting heart disease as compared to the smokers, scientists said on Friday in Stockholm, announcing the result of a three-decade-long study which included about 54 thousand participants. [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Vitamins not always healthy

Here’s more evidence you shouldn’t load up willy-nilly on vitamin pills. Many people think if they exercise and take vitamins, they can prevent diabetes and other diseases. A new study has found that taking vitamins E and C actu [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

A healthy diet packs color

The best power lifting may be the kind you do with your fork and spoon: Food has the power to keep us strong and protect our bodies from disease. "There's no magic berry or vegetable that can do it all," said Sue Scharf, directo [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Womens heart health screening

Free heart disease screenings will be offered at a women’s health fair Saturday, May 9 at the Prudential Center. Sister to Sister, the Women’s Heart Health Foundation, a nonprofit group dedicated to preventing heart disease in w [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Drink your way to Good Health

Last week we threw light on the benefits of drinking a glassful of healthy juice through the Part One Juice Therapy article, we continue this week with the part two of the Juice therapy. In this section, we move ahead and check the benefi [...]

Posted On : Apr, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Teens Use Pot to Treat Health Problems

Almost a third of teens who smoke marijuana regularly may use it as a medication rather than a means of getting high.In a small study of 63 Canadian teens, 20 reported using the drug to relieve or manage health problems including depression [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Study paints picture of collegiate mental health

Ever since campus counseling centers were established in the 1940s, college officials have known that the prevalence and severity of students' mental health problems were rising. They just didn't know by how much. A pilot study releas [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Time to get hooked on health benefits of fish

For years, we’ve been telling you to eat more fish. With good reason: The average American eats only 11 pounds of seafood a year. At the same time, we North Americans are eating about six times that much red meat and four times that m [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Health myths busted

From cold prevention to the cause of varicose veins, we dig up the facts and debunk some common myths. Baldness is inherited from your mother’s side Fact: German researchers have found that variations in a gene related to male sex ho [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Schwarzenegger Uses Muscle To Push Health Care Reform

Arnold Schwarzenegger made it clear this week that he is still a huge supporter of health care reform and universal health care in the United States. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California hosted a White House health care forum along wit [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Health problems for former model Paul James

A FORMER underwear model stacking on weight so he can understand his obese gym clients better has received a shock health setback. Paul "PJ" James is eating burgers and cake towards a goal weight of 120kg, a far cry from his days [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Health advice too anxious to sleep

I wake up every night at the same time, 4am, terrified out of my wits. I go to bed feeling relatively calm, but once I’ve woken up I lie there feeling so anxious I can’t get back to sleep. I worry about anything and everything, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

10 tips for a healthy diet

1 Get your Calcium Enhance calcium levels by eating things that help its action or absorption, such as inulin (in asparagus, garlic and Jerusalem artichokes) or essential fats (omegas 3 and 6) 2 Love probiotics Taking a high-quality [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Health chief highlights collateral damage caused by alcohol

Britain has a drink problem and must recognise the devastating collateral damage it is doing to families, people on the roads and other innocent bystanders, the chief medical officer said yesterday. Sir Liam Donaldson wants to see the impac [...]