Among 200 adults aged 20 to 60, those with a history of pneumonia or acute bronchitis had worse periodontal health than those who never had respiratory problems, a Journal of Periodontology study reports, pointing to a possible link. Periodontists urge daily brushing, flossing and yearly checks.
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Caution: This Common Device Can Double Your Risk of Getting a Brain Tumor
Dr. Martin Blank of Columbia University, speaking at a November 2010 Commonwealth Club program, explains how electromagnetic fields from cell phones and other wireless devices act on cells, and why DNA is especially vulnerable compared with other tissues.
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Smoking kills more men
Analyzing WHO death rates across 30 European countries, researchers estimate smoking accounts for 40 to 60 percent of the gap between male and female mortality, with alcohol adding 20 to 30 percent. Gaps ran from 188 per 100,000 in Iceland to 942 in Ukraine.
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Dieting during pregnancy bad for baby
University of Texas researchers found that cutting calories early in pregnancy impaired fetal brain development in rats. In baboons fed 30 percent less through the first half of pregnancy, fetuses showed fewer cell-to-cell connections, less cell division and lower growth factor levels.
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Resistance exercise is better than blood pressure medication
Scott Collier of Appalachian State reports that 45 minutes of moderate-intensity resistance exercise lowered blood pressure by 20 percent, as much as anti-hypertensive drugs but without side effects. The effect lasted about 30 minutes, or up to 24 hours with three sessions a week.
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Essential oil pill prevents PMS (PR)
A randomised controlled trial in 120 women, published in Reproductive Health, found capsules combining gamma linolenic, oleic and linoleic acids with vitamin E significantly lowered PMS symptom scores at three and six months. Adverse events were few and mild, and total cholesterol was unchanged.
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Protecting your elderly loved ones from falls
Updated American and British geriatrics society guidelines call for fall screening across older-adult care, with an exercise component in every prevention program and new checks on feet and footwear, fear of falling and the ability to carry out daily activities.
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More proof smoking damages DNA
A Chemical Research in Toxicology study reports that chronic arsenic exposure damaged DNA and increased cell survival in human prostate epithelial cells, altering DNA repair gene expression and raising mitochondrial transcription factor A. Arsenic is a known carcinogen, including for the prostate.
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The "Sleep Mistake" Which Boosts Your Risk of Cancer
Mercola relays concern that glowing screens, especially an iPad held close to the eyes, disturb sleep more than a distant television or a lamp lighting a paper book, and explains how artificially extended daylight upsets the body's 24-hour circadian rhythm.
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Here is why obesity boosts death risk from swine flu
About half of Californians aged 20 and older who died or landed in hospital with swine flu in 2009 were obese, researchers report, with obesity and extreme obesity carrying 200 and 300 percent higher death risk. Separate work points to missing flu-specific memory T cells in obese individuals.
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Obesity boosts, vitamin D cuts swine flu death risk
Among 534 Californian adults hospitalised with 2009 H1N1, 51% had a BMI above 30, rising to 61% of those who died. Obesity was tied to a 200% higher risk of death and extreme obesity to 300%, leading the authors to urge prompt treatment for obese patients.
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Physical activity cuts risk of prostate cancer death
Harvard and UCSF researchers followed 2,705 men with prostate cancer for 18 years. Those doing vigorous activity beyond 180 minutes a week were 61% less likely to die of the disease, and walking 90 or more minutes at a brisk pace tracked with 46% lower all-cause mortality.
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Problems with Digestion? This Type of Food May Be To Blame...
An overview of how the body breaks food down, from chewing through the upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts, and of the gut's role as the largest part of the immune system, producing acids and housing beneficial bacteria that fend off pathogens.
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New Evidence Identifies Strong Cell Phone Cancer Link
Hebrew University researchers report a sharp rise in parotid gland tumors over 30 years, steepest after 2001, with no similar increase in salivary glands farther from the phone. Earlier studies found elevated parotid risk in heavy users, and Hardell's group says Interphone understated glioma risk.
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The Popular Exercise That Tears Down Your Muscles Rather Than Building Them Up
Sarcopenia affects about 10 percent of people over 60, with possible causes including hormonal change, inactivity, oxidative damage and insulin resistance. Mercola recommends “Peak Fitness”: eight cycles of 20 to 30 seconds at the anaerobic threshold with 90-second recoveries.
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Seat Belts: Every Person, Every Seat, Every Trip
Seat belts cut the risk of death or serious injury in a crash by about 50%, CDC reports. Crashes kill more people aged 5 to 34 than anything else and sent 2.3 million adult drivers and passengers to emergency departments in 2009. In 2010, 19 states still lacked primary enforcement laws.
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2011: Your Year to Quit Smoking
A new year appeal to quit smoking: nicotine dependence is the most common addiction in the US, relapse often follows stress and withdrawal symptoms, and cigarette smoke holds more than 7,000 chemicals. More than 40 million Americans have quit, now outnumbering current smokers.
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Florida Woman Dies During Liposuction
Lidvian Zelaya, 35, died hours after liposuction began at a Lauderhill, Florida center, media reports say. Her family's lawyer said they do not know what happened or who operated; an autopsy and toxicology tests were pending. The piece lists earlier South Florida cosmetic surgery deaths.
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