Health & Fitness

Vigorous exercise helps people live longer: study

Vigorous exercise helps people live longer: study

Vigorous exercise, the kind that makes you sweat, get red in the face and breathe hard, may be better than…
Daily weigh-ins may encourage weight loss

Daily weigh-ins may encourage weight loss

Getting on the scale every day may boost enthusiasm for healthy behaviors and lead to greater weight loss, according to…
Second Carmat artificial heart patient ‘never felt so good’: newspaper

Second Carmat artificial heart patient ‘never felt so good’: newspaper

The second patient to receive an artificial heart made by French firm Carmat is leading a normal life including physical…
Paris plans to become ‘world cycling capital’

Paris plans to become ‘world cycling capital’

Paris is planning to invest €150 million to double the number of cycle paths across the city, a move it…
Stress, depression boost risks for heart patients

Stress, depression boost risks for heart patients

For people with heart disease, high levels of stress coupled with depression increase the risk of heart attack and death,…
Walking may help overweight people curb sugar cravings

Walking may help overweight people curb sugar cravings

Walking for 15 minutes may help overweight people at least temporarily reduce cravings for high-calorie, sugary snacks, a small study…
French study links lack of sleep with obesity

French study links lack of sleep with obesity

Sleep disorders and overeating appear to be linked, according to a recent investigation conducted by the French National Institute of…
Childhood ADHD linked to secondhand smoking

Childhood ADHD linked to secondhand smoking

Children exposed to tobacco smoke at home are up to three times more likely to have attention deficit hyperactive disorder…
Obese people may be more sensitive to food smells

Obese people may be more sensitive to food smells

Obese people are better at detecting the scent of chocolate and find it more pleasant than non-obese people, according to…
Mindfulness helps teens cope with stress, anxiety

Mindfulness helps teens cope with stress, anxiety

As the morning school bell rings and students rush through crowded corridors, teenagers in one Portland classroom settle onto mats…
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