A study of more than 400 marathon runners, men and women, has found that those who run long distances for many years have about half the rate of arthritis compared to people who do not run.
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Noise of 85 dB or more can cause permanent hearing loss. In many gym classes, the music volume can exceed that limit. We suggest what you can do to avoid hearing damage.
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While the rate of colon and rectum cancer has declined in people over 54, since 1994, the incidence has increased by 51% in people under 50.
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According to a newly published study, people with advanced lung cancer who were treated with Keytruda plus chemotherapy had a 20% higher survival rate at one year after diagnosis than people who only received chemotherapy.
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An American study shows that women taking “short-acting calcium channel blockers” for hypertension have a 66% higher incidence of pancreatic cancer. Women who take these medications for more than three years have a 107% higher incidence.
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Research recently published in the journal Demography by scientists at the University of Southern California concludes that while we all change at the same rate in our chronological age, the overall rate of biological aging has declined over the last few decades.
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In addition to saving you from a treatment you might not need, home blood pressure monitoring is good if you have a family history, if your readings are often borderline high at the doctor’s office, or to see if your blood pressure treatment is effective.
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Recent research published in the medical journal Lancet shows that significant weight loss can lead to remission of type 2 diabetes.