Great news for older adults: You don’t have to beat yourself up at the gym or jog for hours to gain huge health benefits.
A major new study found that simply walking 15 minutes per weekday cuts your chances of dying by 22%.1
French researchers set out to find out how much exercise seniors need to get longevity benefits. The study followed more than 123,000 people for up to 12 years.… Read More
Researchers have made what promises to be a huge Alzheimer’s breakthrough.
For decades, doctors have struggled to accurately diagnose the brain disease. In fact, there was no way to get a definitive diagnosis until after a patient died and their brain could be examined in an autopsy.
The problem is that Alzheimer’s symptoms often mimic those of other conditions. They include depression, drug side effects, and urinary tract infections.… Read More
America’s health care system has battled hospital-borne infections for years. But there has been little success.
Some 80,000 Americans a year die from hospital infections. That’s more than breast, colon, and pancreatic cancers combined.1
Why can’t we stop this scourge? A new study may have found the answer.
… Read MoreNo one wants to live near a toxic waste dump. But if you’re like most people, that’s essentially what you have underneath your kitchen sink.
Commercial cleaning products are full of chemicals that can cause serious health problems. They include laundry detergents, bathroom cleaners, dishwashing soaps, and floor cleaners.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a consumer organization, analyzed thousands of cleaning products.… Read More
When it comes to breast cancer, the curse of nature can be overcome by clean living.
That’s the upshot of a new study that provides hope to women who have a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. It shows that if breast cancer runs in your family, you can beat your heightened risk by making simple lifestyle changes.1
Johns Hopkins researchers looked at women with one or more gene variants that put them at greater risk for breast cancer.… Read More
A new prostate cancer study is being touted as evidence that men should get the PSA test.1
But don’t be bamboozled by the headlines. This is a bad test.
That’s because PSA screening often starts a medical chain of events that needlessly leaves men impotent and/or incontinent. Sometimes they even die.2 The new study does nothing to change that.… Read More