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Live Healthier: Here’s Why U.S. Life Expectancy is...

December 3, 2018 by

Updated statistics that are concerning public health officials conclude that life expectancy in the United States declined again in 2017. In most deve [...]


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Facts About Stomach Cancer

November 28, 2018 by

Iconic TV star Fred Rogers of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” fashion designer Liz Claiborne, tough-guy John Wayne and French military leader Nap [...]


Roundup: Strength-Building vs. Cardio; No Honey for Infants;...

November 23, 2018 by

Strength Building Exercises Could Benefit Heart Health More than Aerobics, Study Finds While both aerobic activity and strength-building exercises are [...]


‘Move More, Sit Less’: U.S. Updates Exercise Guidelines...

November 20, 2018 by

For the first time in 10 years, the U.S. government has updated its minimum exercise guidelines to help adults, and their kids, achieve the many healt [...]


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Updated Cholesterol Guidelines Stress Personalized Care, Healthier Lifestyle

November 19, 2018 by

More “personalized” risk assessments and a stronger emphasis on a healthy lifestyle are part of the updated key recommendations in the


Roundup: Energy Drinks Constrict Blood Vessels; Coffee’s Link...

November 9, 2018 by

Energy Drinks Can Narrow Blood Vessels 90 Minutes After Consumption, Researchers Find An estimated one-third of teens between 12 and 17 years old drin [...]


Lung Cancer is Pervasive, But There’s Progress in...

November 6, 2018 by

Even as the overall smoking rate is projected to continue declining in the U.S., 4.4 million Americans could die from lung cancer during the next five [...]


Not Exercising is Even Worse for Your Health...

October 23, 2018 by

The majority of U.S. adults do not meet the weekly, minimum exercise routines (150 minutes of moderate activity or 75 minutes of vigorous) as recommen [...]


Roundup: Fast Food Habits, Raw Beef Recall, and...

October 5, 2018 by

More Than One-Third of Americans Eat Fast Food on a Given Day, CDC Reports Previous studies have confirmed that fast food consumption in the United St [...]


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Role of the EKG: From Doctor’s Office to...

September 18, 2018 by

There are various tests to diagnose heart disease, with the “EKG” often serving as a springboard to other options.  An EKG, as it is comm [...]


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