Heart disease has been America’s top killer for decades. But a new government report shows that cancer is closing in fast.
In 2000, cancer was the number one killer in just two states, Alaska and Minnesota. But now, cancer is the top killer in 22 states and gaining fast, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control1
The chart below shows how cancer is taking over.… Read More
We often think that staying healthy requires a major commitment… Long hours of exercise, diet planning, studying food labels, or choosing the right supplements.
But some of the most important things you can do take almost no time at all. Here are seven science-backed strategies that can boost your health in one minute or less:
… Read MoreHillary Clinton’s doctors are doing what most doctors do when a patient has pneumonia: They are dosing her with antibiotics.
But there’s a problem with this strategy. Chances are, antibiotics will do absolutely nothing to help her.
Pneumonia is a serious infection of the lungs. It can be caused by a virus or bacteria. In Clinton’s case, doctors don’t yet know which it is.… Read More
For years, women have been told to take calcium supplements to prevent osteoporosis.
But now an alarming study has found that women with a history of stroke are seven times more likely to develop dementia if they take calcium.1
Even women who have not had full-blown strokes but have suffered only mini-strokes are at risk. The researchers found that women with a marker for cerebrovascular disease, a sign of mini-strokes, are up to three times more likely to suffer dementia if they take calcium.… Read More
A recent study published in The Journal of Clinical Oncology found men with low levels of vitamin D develop more aggressive prostate cancer.
The study sampled vitamin D levels in men in the months before they had surgery to remove their prostate. This is a procedure called radical prostatectomy.
The lower their vitamin D levels, the more aggressive their cancer was at the time of surgery.… Read More
Researchers have discovered the most germ-infested object in your house. And it’s probably not what you think.
It’s not door handles… It’s not floors… It’s not even the toilet seat. In fact, this item holds 200,000 times more germs on average than a toilet seat.
Researchers at the University of Arizona tested dozens of household objects and surfaces in 22 homes.… Read More