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Stop drinking alcohol to reduce irregular heartbeat problems

In a recent study from Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and elsewhere, scientists found stop drinking alcohol could help reduce irregular heartbeat problems. Atrial fibrillation (a-fib)...

Vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids may improve health in active older people

In a study from the University of Zurich, scientists examined the effects of simple measures on the health of healthy adults aged 70 or...

High-calorie diet is linked with higher breast cancer risk

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among U.S. women, with nearly 245,000 new cases diagnosed and 40,000 resultant deaths occurring every...

How does what we eat affect our health span and longevity?

How does what we eat affect how we age? In a study from Columbia University, scientists found the answer to this relatively concise question is...

Eating an egg every day may increase diabetes risk by 60%

In a study from the University of South Australia, scientists found that excess egg consumption can increase your risk of diabetes. Scrambled, poached, or boiled,...

Drinking too much alcohol may cause Alzheimer’s disease

In a study from the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, scientists found how excessive alcohol consumption leads to the most common form of dementia,...

Diets rich in saturated fat are linked to higher prostate cancer risk

In a recent study by the University of North Carolina, scientists found that eating a diet higher in saturated fat, a type of fat...

A high fat diet can increase spread of cancer

Cancer is most deadly when it has begun to spread. This is because successful treatment is much more difficult. Scientists around the globe are therefore...

Sugars in western diets could increase risk for breast cancer tumors and spread

In a recent study, researchers found that the high amounts of dietary sugar in the typical western diet may increase the risk of breast...

Limit protein in diet could fight obesity, diabetes effectively

In a study from Brazil and Denmark, scientists found cutting protein intake can help control metabolic syndrome and some of its main symptoms, such...