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New research shows that a single 45-minute
treadmill session significantly reduced blood
pressure for almost a day in older men with mild
hypertension. |
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The world's population is growing - at the waist.
For the first time in history, there may be as
many people overweight, 1.1 billion, as underfed. |
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Men who are circumcised have a dramatically
reduced risk of acquiring infection by the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV). |
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A new study suggests too much stress in your
marriage could put you at risk for diabetes. |
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Nearly 80 percent of all cancers are diagnosed at
ages 55 and older. In the U.S., men have a one in
two lifetime risk of developing cancer, and for
women the risk is one in three. |
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A Chinese herb Aristolokia , found in dietary
supplements, caused kidney damage in 105 patients
at a Belgian clinic. Eighteen of those patients
were also diagnosed with cancer. The U.S. Food
and Drug Administration has moved to ban the herb
in the United States. |
