Healthy Living

January 18 2012 1:29 PM

A new study exposes little-known headphone health risks to pedestrians.

January 16 2012 9:21 AM

People who eat lots of magnesium-rich foods such as leafy green vegetables, nuts and beans have fewer strokes, according to an international analysis covering some 250,000 people.

January 14 2012 2:33 AM

A recent Swedish study reveals a link between the eating of processed meat such as sausages and the incidence of pancreatic cancer. Consuming a single serving of processed meat every day can increase your risk of pancreatic cancer, suggests the new study.

January 11 2012 5:17 AM

Diabetes could be an added risk for women taking the cholesterol-lowering drug, more popularly touted as statins.

January 10 2012 8:47 AM

Nicotine patches as a quit-smoking aid have two advantages. The good news is that nicotine patches have now been shown to combat memory loss in elderly people and those who have stopped smoking. According to a study published in the current issue of Neurology, published by the American Academy of Neurology, wearing a nicotine patch could help people with mild cognitive or memory impairment.

January 05 2012 9:45 AM

Obese people who had weight-loss surgery were less likely to later suffer a heart attack or stroke, or to die from one, compared to people who did not have the surgery, according to a Swedish study.

January 05 2012 5:13 AM

It could be that the act of writing down values and beliefs is the next big fat-buster, as part of a mental diet strategy.

January 03 2012 8:34 AM

Along with mother's cooking and the family dog, regular exercise is too often among the childish things young adults leave behind when they make the move from home to college.

December 29 2011 8:56 AM

Pregnant women who exercised regularly during the second half of their pregnancies did not lower their odds of developing pregnancy-related diabetes in a new clinical trial.