Medical advances now make it possible for us to live to at least age 110. But despite what science tells us, the average life span for Americans is just 76 years. What are we doing wrong? Don’t even think of blaming your parents — genes are only 30% responsible for how long we live and how [...]
Most health experts recommend eating a balanced, healthy diet to maintain or to lose weight. But exactly what is a healthy diet? The basic components of a healthy diet include the right amount of: Protein (found in fish, meat, poultry, dairy products, eggs, nuts, and beans) Fat (found in animal and dairy products, nuts, and oils) [...]
Are you truly happy? Do you even know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves. I live my life to maintain my own happiness while trying my best to not cause unhappiness to anyone else. If [...]
How we achieve happiness can be different for each one of us. Our passions, expectations, life experiences, and even our personalities all contribute to the level of happiness we experience in our lives. Some find happiness in their careers while others prefer the bliss found in their marriages or other intimate relationship. No matter how [...]
02 June 2011
Reuters - Using a mobile phone might increase the risk of developing certain types of brain tumors and consumers should consider ways of reducing their exposure, World Health Organization (WHO) cancer experts said on Tuesday.
02 June 2011
Reuters - Men taking cholesterol-lowering medication may be less likely to get prostate cancer than those not on the drugs, suggests a new study.
01 June 2011
AP - Ohio will make it easier for a condemned inmate who lost his larynx to cancer to make a final statement at his execution, a gesture of flexibility the state argues is one more reason a federal judge should dismiss a lawsuit challenging Ohio's exec...
01 June 2011
AP - The state medical board has revoked the license of the fertility doctor who helped "Octomom" Nadya Suleman become the mother of 14 children through repeated in vitro treatments, according to a decision made public Wednesday.
01 June 2011
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- Boys and girls diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) face a significantly higher risk of developing a substance abuse problem -- including cigarettes, alcohol and drugs, new ...
01 June 2011
AP - European health officials tracking one of the worst E. coli outbreaks on record might never know where it came from. It's a sad fact of life in food poisoning cases: There often is no smoking gun.
