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If you've managed to quit smoking, you may want to consider taking a vitamin E supplement. It may give your heart an extra boost, according to preliminary research findings pre[...]

Obese men with beer bellies may be at greater risk of weak bones and fractures than obese men whose fat tends to gather in the thighs and buttocks, a small study suggests. Previous[...]

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Add lower risk for memory problems to the list of potential benefits from regular physical activity. New research shows that older people who reported exercising for 30 minutes at [...]

  Few smokers would claim that it’s easy to quit. The addiction to nicotine is strong and repeatedly reinforced by circumstances that prompt smokers to light up.   [...]

I recently ran across an interesting article on the high cost of obesity. In it, they detailed all the unanticipated costs that society faces due to the growing obesity epidemic. I[...]

New research shows that people who are quick-tempered, impatient, aggressive, or naturally hostile may be more likely to have a stroke.[...]

Whether boiled, scrambled or sunny-side up, cholesterol-rich egg yolks can stiffen your arteries almost as much as smoking, a new study suggests. [...]

People who have higher levels of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in their urine may be more likely to have narrowing of their coronary arteries, a new study shows. [...]