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Testosterone treatment improves sexual activity in men over 65

February 18, 2016

Testosterone treatment for men over 65 improves sexual function, walking ability and mood, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by team researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and […]

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Potatoes can fill potassium and fiber requirement

February 18, 2016

Children are not consuming enough vegetables, resulting in an inadequate intake of key nutrients, including potassium and dietary fiber, can supplement their diet with potatoes. Research published in a special supplement of the peer-reviewed journal Advances in Nutrition demonstrated that […]

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Half the world to be nearsighted by 2050

February 18, 2016

Half the world’s population, or nearly 5 billion people, will be nearsighted by 2050. Up to one-fifth of them at a significantly increased risk of blindness if current trends continue, says a study published in the journal Ophthalmology. The number […]

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Healthy habits that aren’t dieting

February 18, 2016

The Cornell Food and Brand Lab asked adults of healthy weight to list down their habits. They found out that most people don’t subscribe to restricting diets to lose weight. The researcher’s analysis of 147 adult Registry participants unveiled some […]

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Chinese people eat too much salt.

February 17, 2016

Yongning Wu, Ph.D., of the China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China, and colleagues compared salt and sodium consumption in China in 2000 with 2009-2012. The study appears in the February 16 issue of JAMA. he World […]

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Green tea found to block rheumatoid arthritis

February 17, 2016

Researchers at Washington State University in Spokane have identified a potential new approach to combating the joint pain, inflammation and tissue damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis. Their discovery is featured on the cover of Arthritis and Rheumatology, a journal of […]

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Aerobic exercise may protect liver against alcohol damage

February 17, 2016

A study by University of Missouri School of Medicine researchers shows that aerobic exercise may protect the liver against alcohol-related inflammation and injury. “Excessive alcohol consumption is one of the most common causes of chronic liver failure,” said Jamal Ibdah, […]

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Mouth bacteria linked to risk of stroke

February 17, 2016

In the single hospital study, researchers at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center in Osaka, Japan, observed stroke that among the patients who experienced intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), 26 percent were found to have a specific bacterium in their saliva, cnm-positive […]

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Running slows cancer growth in mice

February 17, 2016

Researchers found that mice which run a lot were better able to shrink tumors compared to their less active counterparts. The adrenaline surge that comes with a high-intensity workout helped to move cancer-killing immune (NK) cells toward lung, liver, or […]

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Just half an hour of exercise keeps the heart healthy

February 16, 2016

Gretchen Wells, MD, PhD, director of women’s heart health at the University of Kentucky’s Gill Heart Institute, emphasizes in says we don’t have to exercise strenuously to achieve results. “You reduce your risk of heart attack by 50% if you […]

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