Health care providers and others who work in the medical field and are around occupational chemicals may be at an increased risk for developing thyroid cancer. A study published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that occupational exposure to these chemicals, known as biocides, was associated with a 65 percent...
People who deal with chronic stress were dealt a double blow by researchers recently, as a new study claims that they not only are more likely to pack on the pounds, but will also have greater difficultly trying to lose them. A research team in the U.K. used hair to...
An alternative medicine approach to joint pain that typically uses injections of sugar or sodium may be worth trying for knee osteoarthritis after traditional approaches fail, a recent review suggests.
Knee osteoarthritis, a leading cause of pain and disability in older adults, occurs when flexible tissue at the ends of bones...
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Exercise may cancel out the heart risks of being overweight or obese if you’re middle-age, a new observational study in the Netherlands suggests.
The research, published Wednesday in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, found that normal-weight, overweight or obese people with a...
People who are obese have a greater risk of developing and dying from several types of cancer including malignancies of the breast, ovary, kidney, pancreas, colon, rectum and bone marrow, a research review confirms.
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, and the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled...
In an indigenous group of people in South America, researchers are finding the healthiest blood vessels ever studied, thanks in part to a diet that’s rich in complex carbs.
The Tsimane people — who live in the Bolivian Amazon — were five times less likely to have atherosclerosis compared with people...
Even without high blood pressure or other signs of illness, obese adults have a much higher risk of developing heart disease than normal-weight peers, according to a study from Denmark.
The results contradict recent research suggesting a subgroup of obese individuals known as “metabolically healthy obese” may not face an increased...
When it comes to alcohol and heart health, the back and forth between findings can leave you feeling dizzy: One study concludes that drinking is good for your heart, but then another says it’s best to say no.
At least part of this back and forth comes from a central problem...
For the first time, doctors have tied infection with the Zika virus to possible new heart problems in adults.
The evidence so far is only in eight people in Venezuela, and is not enough to prove a link. It’s also too soon to know how often this might be happening. The...
Burning out your body is a process that happens to everyone, and is usually referred to as ‘aging’.
Middle-aged adults who use recreational amphetamines like “speed,” “ecstasy” or “ice” may develop a prematurely aging heart and experience health problems normally associated with older people, a recent study published by Heart Asia...
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