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Can eating organic food lower your cancer risk? Hard to prove
A new, much-ballyhooed study showing that the most avid consumers of organic food had fewer cancers than those who never
Continue reading »Evidence that increased BMI causes lower mental wellbeing
There is an increasing need to prevent obesity because of the consequences for mental as well as physical health, new
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Playing video games like Nintendo Wii can reduce lower back pain by 30 percent in patients aged 55 and over,
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Continue reading »Increased control, physical activity lower subjective age in older adults, research says
Could increasing your physical activity or feeling more in control of your life be the secret to staying young? Employing
Continue reading »Lower risk of emergency C-section if women are induced a week early
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Patients with advanced cancer who spoke with a trained nonclinical worker about personal goals for care were more likely to
Continue reading »Scientists find malformations and lower survival rates in zebrafish embryos exposed to cannabinoids
Exposure to the main chemical components of cannabis has a detrimental effects on developing zebrafish embryos, according to a new
Continue reading »Standing up could lower your risk of diabetes, study finds
Standing up could lower your risk of diabetes: Study finds sitting for long periods is dangerous even if you offset
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