Health & Fitness

Men who exercise may delay age-related high cholesterol

Men who exercise may delay age-related high cholesterol

Men who get plenty of aerobic exercise may delay the onset of age-related high cholesterol, potentially lowering their risk for…
Type of B vitamin shown to reduce risk of common skin cancers

Type of B vitamin shown to reduce risk of common skin cancers

A simple daily vitamin may help prevent the most common types of skin cancer in people at high risk of…
Depression may double stroke risk in older adults

Depression may double stroke risk in older adults

Chronic depression may more than double the risk of stroke for older adults, and the danger remains high even when…
Immune approach is new tool against multiple myeloma cancer

Immune approach is new tool against multiple myeloma cancer

A new kind of immune therapy has shown promise against the third most common blood cancer, multiple myeloma, researchers said…
Smokers have better luck quitting when own money wagered

Smokers have better luck quitting when own money wagered

When it comes to offering cash to get smokers to quit, more people go for the carrots than the stick…
Sick in winter but healthy in summer? Blame your genes

Sick in winter but healthy in summer? Blame your genes

Nearly a quarter of our genes change how active they are according to the season, which may explain why people…
Smoking deaths in Egypt 4 times higher than hepatitis

Smoking deaths in Egypt 4 times higher than hepatitis

Smoking-related deaths in Egypt, determined by the World Health Organization and the Egyptian Health Ministry to be approximately 170,000 annually,…
New blood tests, liquid biopsies, may transform cancer care

New blood tests, liquid biopsies, may transform cancer care

A new type of blood test is starting to transform cancer treatment, sparing some patients the surgical and needle biopsies…
Fitness vacations favor fun, adventure over weight loss

Fitness vacations favor fun, adventure over weight loss

Fitness vacations have ventured far from the fat farm. Today’s fit-focused travelers want to pair exercise with escapades and fitness with…
Egypt contracts US firm for new hepatitis drug

Egypt contracts US firm for new hepatitis drug

Egypt has contracted US pharmaceuticals firm Gilead to make a new hepatitis C drug which will be on the market…
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