Fish May Be Brain Food for Teenage Boys Teenage boys who regularly eat fish may be doing their brains some good, a new study suggests. Swedish researchers found that among nearly 5,000 15-year-old boys they surveyed, those who ate fish more than once per week tended to score higher on three years later. The...
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Researchers Move Closer to Cracking Peanut Allergies Medical researchers appear to be one step closer to conquering potentially deadly peanut allergies. At a scientific meeting this week, they’re reporting on an experimental treatment that has freed a small number of children from their allergies. More than 3 million Americans are allergic to peanuts or...
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Heart Attack Recovery Improves If You Keep Exercising Researchers in Switzerland concluded that any type of exercise helped improve blood vessel function in patients who had recently suffered a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction), but the benefits disappeared within one month of stopping, suggesting that exercise helps you recover from a heart attack but...
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- CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk May 21, 2012Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiac problems, new federal research says. […]
- CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk May 21, 2012Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiac problems, new federal research says. […]
- Romney Super PAC raises less, still tops Democrats May 21, 2012WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Restore Our Future, an outside "Super PAC" backing Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, raised $3.9 million in April, less than half of its haul in March but still far ahead of its Democratic counterpart working to re-elect President Barack Obama. The pro-Romney "super" political action committee Restore Our […]
- Screening for Lung Cancer Might Benefit Those at Highest Risk May 21, 2012SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Using low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer might save the lives of patients at the greatest risk for the disease, a new analysis suggests. […]
- Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Cancer Death Risk May 21, 2012SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea has already been linked to a host of adverse health problems, such as high blood pressure and heart disease. Now, new research suggests that in people who already have cancer, the sleep disorder may raise their risk of dying from cancer. […]