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10/16/2009 - Articles
Milk Benefits More Than Just Bones

Milk Benefits More Than Just Bones

Can a diet that includes plenty of dairy foods cut your risk of developing type 2 diabetes? Read more

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10/14/2009 - Articles

Vitamin D supplements prevent falls, fractures

Vitamin D is essential for bone health and its deficiency may contribute to falls and fractures among the elderly.  For the skin of older people has a four-fold reduced ability to produce vitamin D and the elderly may also avoid sun exposure (essential for vitamin D production), particularly if they are institutionalised. Read more

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10/13/2009 - Articles

Secondhand Smoke is Also Lethal

Passive smoking - secondhand smoke - is associated with an increased death rate, and probably with an increased rate of heart attack, as shown by two recent studies. Read more

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10/13/2009 - Articles
The Negative Effects of Smoking on Bones, Joints and Healing

The Negative Effects of Smoking on Bones, Joints and Healing

Can smoking affect surgery, bone health and healing? Results of 44 studies say "yes" . . . . . Read more

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10/12/2009 - Articles

Chocolate may sow seeds of bad behaviour

Chocolate is high in fat and sugar but also contains antioxidants. So, as far as health and nutrition are concerned, chocolate consumption carries something of a mixed message.  A new study, from researchers at Cardiff University, Wales, now reveals that children who frequently consume chocolate and sweets are more likely to commit violent offences in adult life.  Read more

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10/07/2009 - Articles

Diabetes increases risk of atrial fibrillation in women

Diabetes is associated with many complications, such as eye disease, impaired circulation and heart problems.  Now a new study shows diabetes is also linked with atrial fibrillation (AF), at least in women.  Read more

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10/05/2009 - Articles
Alzheimer's disease linked to mid-life cholesterol

Alzheimer's disease linked to mid-life cholesterol

Alzheimer’s disease takes many years to develop and, with an aging population, it has become increasingly urgent to discover ways of preventing this, the most common form of dementia, from taking hold.  Read more

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10/05/2009 - Articles
Fitness: What to Do and Why to Do It

Fitness: What to Do and Why to Do It

This, the 5th extract from Dean Edward L. Schneider's book AgeLess, continues his discussion of physical fitness. It offers reasons why you should strive for fitness, and how to go about it. Read more

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10/05/2009 - Articles

Diabetes risk cut by tea drinking

Diabetes is a growing health problem around the world. For instance, in the UK there are over 2.3 million people who have diabetes according to the charity Diabetes UK.  New research from The Netherlands now suggests that a simple dietary intervention lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes.  Drinking tea regularly, it seems, is a powerful preventative against diabetes. Read more

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10/02/2009 - Articles
Blood sugar levels, blood pressure levels, blood cholesterol: Know Your Numbers!

Blood sugar levels, blood pressure levels, blood cholesterol: Know Your Numbers!

For a proper understanding of your health, you must know how you stand compared to the normal, healthy condition. Here you can learn about normal blood pressure levels, blood cholesterol levels (and other lipids), and blood sugar levels (also known as blood sugar numbers). Read more

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